arabic
IPA: ˈærʌbɪk
Root Word: Arabic
noun
- 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.
- The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.
- A variety of the Arabic language.
- (proscribed) An Arab
- (rare) Short for gum arabic. [An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.]
adjective
- Related to the Arabic language.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).
- Only used in arabic acid
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Examples of "arabic" in Sentences
- Is the letter doubled in the Arabic name
- As for kismet, it is definitely an Arabic word.
- The shading is due to the prevalence of Arabic.
- It is a palimpsest, the upper text is in Arabic.
- Arabic speakers are usually unaccustomed to pronouncing.
- The Arabic spoken in the Lebanoon, is not comprehensible in the Argelia.
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