מערבון

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b)

Etymology

מַעֲרָב m (ma'aráv, “west”) +‎ ־וֹן (-on, “suffix forming denominative nouns”), from the root ע־ר־ב ('-r-b) forming words relating to west, and famous for עֶרֶב (érev, “evening”) (because the sun sets in the west).

Noun

מַעֲרָבוֹן • (ma'arávon) m (plural indefinite מַעֲרְבּוֹנִים)

1. (film) western (a film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c)

References

• “מערבון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מערבון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he