Maariv

Pronunciations

ma'ariv	(mah-reev)
ma'ariv	(mah-ah-reev)

Definitions

• n. The Jewish evening prayer service.
  

Example Sentences

• "My dad is davening Maariv tonight."
  

• "Do they wait till after dark before saying Ma'ariv?" (Glinert)
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• Heb. מַעֲרִיב ma'ariv (literally 'bringing night') > Yid. מעריבֿ mairev
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• Australia / New Zealand
• South Africa
• Great Britain
• North America
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Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings

Mayriv, Mairiv, Maarev, Mariv, Mayrev, Mairev, Ma'ariv