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Arabic

[ar-uh-bik]

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adjective

of, belonging to, or derived from the language or literature of the Arabs.
noting, pertaining to, or derived from an alphabetic script in which etymologically short vowels are not normally represented, used for the writing of Arabic probably since about the fourth century a.d., and adopted with modifications by Persian, Urdu, and many other languages.
of or relating to Arabs.
of or relating to Arabia or its inhabitants; Arabian.

noun

a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Ar, Ar.
the standard literary and classical language as established by the Quran.

Arabic

/ ˈærəbɪk /

noun

the language of the Arabs, spoken in a variety of dialects; the official language of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, the Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. It is estimated to be the native language of some 75 million people throughout the world. It belongs to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages and has its own alphabet, which has been borrowed by certain other languages such as Urdu

adjective

denoting or relating to this language, any of the peoples that speak it, or the countries in which it is spoken

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Other Word Forms

anti-Arabic adjective
non-Arabic adjective
pro-Arabic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Arabic¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English arabik, from Latin Arabicus “Arabian,” equivalent to Arab(ia) + -icus adjective suffix; -ic

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Example Sentences

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The Telegraph also reported that Mr Prescott raised concerns about a lack of action to address "systemic problems" of bias in BBC Arabic's coverage of the Israel-Gaza war.