ערבית

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ערבית¹

  • /aʁaˈvit/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

proper noun עֲרָבִית · aravít

  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)

ערבית²

  • /aʁˈvit/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

noun עַרְבִית · arvít

  1. Judaism, no plural Maariv (a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or at night)

    Similar: מַעֲרִיב

In English

  • Arabic of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour
  • Arab of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations
  • Arabian related to Arabia

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"ערבית." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ערבית. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ערבית},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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