ערבית
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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From עֲרָב (aráv, “Arabia”) + ־ִית (-ít).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁaˈvit/
Proper noun
עֲרָבִית • (‘aravít) f
- Arabic (a major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa)
Further reading
ערבית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
An adjectival form derived from עֶרֶב (érev, “evening”), first attested in Mishnaic Hebrew.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁˈvit/
Noun
עַרְבִית • (‘arvít) f (no plural forms)
- (Judaism) Maariv (a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night)
- Synonym: (chiefly Ashkenazic) מַעֲרִיב (ma'arív)