ערבית

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From עֲרָב (aráv, Arabia) +‎ ־ִית (-ít).

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Proper noun

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עֲרָבִית (‘aravítf

  1. 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)

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Etymology 2

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An adjectival form derived from עֶרֶב (érev, evening), first attested in Mishnaic Hebrew.

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Noun

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עַרְבִית (‘arvítf (no plural forms)

  1. (Judaism) Maariv (a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night)
    Synonym: (chiefly Ashkenazic) מַעֲרִיב (ma'arív)

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