Maarivn.
/ˈmɑːrᵻv/, /ˈmɑːərᵻv/, /ˈmʌɪrᵻv/, U.S. /ˈmɑrɪv/, /ˈmɑərɪv/, /ˈmaɪrɪv/ Judaism.
The Jewish evening prayer service, recited each day after twilight.
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1871 Jewish Herald 1 May 76 The third [service], commonly known as ‘Maariv’, does not begin till stars can be seen in the sky.
1891 Jewish Q. Rev. 4 29 The author of the Maariv for the second eve of the New Year is Joseph Tob-elem of Limoges.
1904 Jewish Encycl. VIII. 233/2 Ma'arib, the evening prayer, from the first benediction in which the name is taken, the Talmudic term being ‘Tefillat ˋArbit’.
1932 A. Z. Idelsohn Jewish Liturgy p. xvii There are three daily services..‘Shaharith’..‘Minha’..and in the evening—‘Maariv’—beginning when at least three stars appear and ending with midnight.
1958 N. Levine Canada made Me i. 50 Going to the synagogue... Then back to the house to more good food... The pickled herring with onions in the synagogue basement after Maariv on Saturday night.
1998 Dallas Morning News (Electronic ed.) 26 Sept. g3 8 p.m.: Shofar blowing, followed by Maariv, break-fast and kiddush levanah.
2003 R. Miller Welcome to Heavenly Heights 32 Between mincha and maariv the men would learn Talmud and the boys would wander out from shul.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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