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Arabic.

Related to the Arabic language.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæɹəbɪk/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəbɪk/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəbɪk//ˈɛɹəbɪk/

  1. Related to the Arabic language.

    not-comparable
    an Arabic translation
    nuances of Arabic inflection

  2. Expressed in a script that was developed in Arab lands (but is not always used in the Arabic language): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

    not-comparable
    Arabic numerals

  3. Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

    not-comparable

  4. Arab.

    not-comparable · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ἄραψ (Áraps) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós)bor. Latin arabicusbor. English Arabic From Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) [from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)] + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arab + -ic.

name/ˈæɹəbɪk/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəbɪk/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəbɪk//ˈɛɹəbɪk/

  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.

    Egyptian Arabic
    Eastern Arabic

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ἄραψ (Áraps) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós)bor. Latin arabicusbor. English Arabic From Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) [from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)] + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arab + -ic.

noun/ˈæɹəbɪk/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəbɪk/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəbɪk//ˈɛɹəbɪk/

  1. A variety of the Arabic language.

    He was speaking an Arabic that they'd never heard before and could barely understand.

  2. An Arab.

    proscribed

  3. Ellipsis of Arabic numeral.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
    A novel writer will usually spell out Arabics from one to nine, to accord with the tone of the genre.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ἄραψ (Áraps) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós)bor. Latin arabicusbor. English Arabic From Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) [from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)] + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arab + -ic.

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