Arabic

See also: arabic

Arabic - English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈæɹəbɪk/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈæɹəbɪk/, /ˈɛɹəbɪk/

Adjective

Arabic (not comparable)

  1. Related to the Arabic language.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

Usage notes

  • The adjective Arabic is commonly used in reference to language, and in traditional phrases such as Arabic numeral or gum arabic. Its use is controversial and often deprecated in reference to people or countries, where the adjective Arab is preferred.

Translations

Proper noun

Arabic

  1. 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.
  2. The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

Derived terms

(language): Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic

Translations

Noun

Arabic (plural Arabics)

  1. A variety of the Arabic language.
  2. (proscribed) An Arab

Anagrams

Meaning and Definition of Arabic
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