Arabic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæɹəbɪk/
• (America) IPA: /ˈæɹəbɪk/, /ˈɛɹəbɪk/

Adjective

Arabic (not comparable)

1. 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!"

2. 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".

Translations

• French: arabe
• German: arabisch
• Italian: arabo
• Portuguese: árabe, arábico
• Russian: ара́бский
• Spanish: árabe, arábigo

Proper noun

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.

Translations

• French: arabe
• German: Arabisch, arabische Sprache
• Italian: arabo
• Portuguese: árabe
• Russian: ара́бский язы́к
• Spanish: árabe

Translations

• French: arabe, alphabet arabe
• German: Arabisch, arabisches Alphabet
• Italian: arabo
• Portuguese: árabe
• Russian: ара́бский алфави́т
• Spanish: árabe

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