ערבית
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From עֲרָב (aráv, “Arabia”) + ־ִית (-ít).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁaˈvit/
Noun[edit]
עֲרָבִית • (‘aravít) f (no plural forms)
- The Arabic language.
Etymology 2[edit]
An adjectival form derived from עֶרֶב (érev, “evening”), first attested in Mishnaic Hebrew.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aʁˈvit/
Noun[edit]
עַרְבִית • (‘arvít) f (no plural forms)
- (Judaism) evening prayer, (Jewish ritual) evening prayer service
- Synonym: (chiefly Ashkenazic) מַעֲרִיב (ma'arív)