Arabic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɐˈɾæː.bɪk/ (India)
- /ˈaɹəbɪk/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɛɹəbək/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈɐ.ɾɐ.bɪk/ (India)
- /ˈæɹəbɪk/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio Mmmm
- /ˈæː.ɾɐ.bɪk/ (India)
- /ˈaɾəbɪk/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /ˈɛɹəbɪk/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈæɹəbɪk/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Related to the Arabic language.
One day my UN students asked me, "Which is the Arabic country where the best Arabic is spoken?" I quickly replied, "Bosnia." They exclaimed, "But Bosnia is not an Arab country!"
2008, Abdallah Nacereddine, To Be Oneself: The Tragicomedy of an Unfinished Life History, →ISBN, page 342:an Arabic translation
nuances of Arabic inflection
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(not-comparable, of numerals) 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.
Arabic numerals
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(not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).
White chalk on the fascia board above the Arabic-food stall reads "Lebanon" and "Lebs rule".
2012, Deborah Youdell, “Intelligibility, agency and the raced–nationed–religioned subjects of education”, in Intersectionality and "Race" in Education, →ISBN, page 202:
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(not-comparable, of people, proscribed) Arab.
I saw that in my workplace black co-workers had to unite with Arabic and white workers just to be able to win better wages and working conditions and certainly to be able to win a strike.
1987 February 22, Dallas Williams, “Black, Gay and Red”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 31, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabical | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| Arabick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
Translations (133)
ia arabic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · kk араб (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · arz عربي (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · grc Ἀραβικός (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · uk ара́бський (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · km អារ៉ាប់ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · hu arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · wal Arabattuwa (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · la arabicus (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · he עֲרָבִית (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · dng араб (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ms Arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sh а̀рапскӣ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mk арапски (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · hy արաբական (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · nn arabisk (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ja アラビアの (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sco Arabic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sw kiarabu (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · gv Arabagh (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · av гӏараб (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · be ара́бскі (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · cs arabský (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · fa-ira عَرَبی (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ca àrab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · fr arabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mr अरबी (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · nb arabisk (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ca aràbic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ajp عربي (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ru ара́бский (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · pt árabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · io Araba (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · aeb عربي (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · kmr erebî (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · dv ޢަރަބި (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · tr Arap (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mn ᠠᠷᠠᠪ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ur عَرَب (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ko 아라비아의 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ar عَرَبِيّ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ro arăbesc (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sl arabski (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sco Araibic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sv arabisk (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · prs عَرَبِی (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · my အာရပ် (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · pl arabski (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ps عربي (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · fi arabialainen (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ast arábigu (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · bg ара́бски (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · fa-ira عَرَب (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · nan-hbl 阿拉伯 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ary عربي (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · prs عَرَب (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · km អារ៉ាប (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · cdo 阿拉伯 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · am ዐረብኛ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lo ອາລັບ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · es arábigo (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · he עֲרָבִי (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mt Għarbi (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sq arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lv arābisks (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · yue 阿拉伯 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ro arabic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · hi अरब (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · bn আরবি (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ga Arabach (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · id arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · th อาหรับ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · as আৰবী (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mn араб (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sk arabský (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ja アラブの (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ast arábicu (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ia arabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · tl arabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · af Arabies (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · it arabo (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · bo ཨ་རབ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · is arabískur (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ast árabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · wuu 阿拉伯 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · es árabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · rsk арабски (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · sh àrapskī (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · tk arap (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · yi אַראַביש (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · uz arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · vi A-rập (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · kk арабы (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · gl arábigo (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · hi अरबी (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · et araabia (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · bo ཨ་རབ་ཀྱི (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · rue ара́бскый (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lv arābu (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · cmn 阿拉伯 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · gl arábico (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ky араб (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · th อารบิก (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ko 아랍 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · gd Arabach (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · es arabesco (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · id Arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · da arabisk (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · de arabisch (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lo ອາຣັບ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ta அரபு (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · nl Arabisch (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ka არაბული (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ug ئەرەب (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ang Arabisċ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · eo araba (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · pt arábico (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · az ərəb (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ko 아랍의 (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · tt гарәп (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lo ອາຫລັບ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · gl árabe (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · mt Għarbija (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · el αραβικός (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lad árabo (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · io Arabiana (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ml അറബി (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · tg арабӣ (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ur عَرَبی (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ba ғәрәп (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lt arabiškas (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · lt arabų (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) · ro arab (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour)