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• Maariv
  Maariv

  noun

  the Jewish religious service conducted every evening.
• Ma'ariv
  Ma'ariv

  noun

  Judaism the evening service

Maariv

American  

[mah-ah-reev, mah-riv] / mɑ ɑˈriv, ˈmɑ rɪv /

Or Maarib

noun

Hebrew.

1. the Jewish religious service conducted every evening.

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Ma'ariv British  

/ ˈmɑɪriv, mɑɑˈriv /

noun

1. Judaism the evening service

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Etymology

Origin of Maariv

maʿărībh evening prayer

Example Sentences

Mr. Biden “booted Netanyahu out of the closet of ambiguity and presented Netanyahu’s proposal himself,” Ben Caspit, a biographer and longtime critic of Mr. Netanyahu, wrote in Sunday’s Maariv, a Hebrew daily.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

Ben Caspit in the more centrist Maariv newspaper was even more forceful in his interpretation of the move.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

“I have been strict about not using the word ‘Shoah’ in any context other than the Holocaust,” political commentator Ben Caspit wrote in the daily Maariv, referring to the Holocaust by its Hebrew name.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

"I live on the Gaza border and I've seen things in my life, but I've never felt it this close," Maariv said.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

The Cantor had just finished "Incense," and was entering upon Ashr�, and the melancholy night chant of Minchah and Maariv gradually entranced Maxim's emotional Roumanian heart.

From Yiddish Tales by Various