ALL meanings of arabic
Ar·a·bic
A a - uncountable noun arabic Arabic is a language that is spoken in the Middle East and in parts of North Africa. 3
- adjective arabic Something that is Arabic belongs or relates to the language, writing, or culture of the Arabs. 3
- adjective arabic An Arabic numeral is one of the written figures such as 1, 2, 3, or 4. 3
- noun arabic 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, 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 3
- adjective arabic denoting or relating to this language, any of the peoples that speak it, or the countries in which it is spoken 3
- adjective arabic of Arabia 3
- adjective arabic of the Arabs or their language or culture 3
- adjective arabic designating an acid, C5H10O6, found in gum arabic 3
- noun arabic the Semitic language of the Arabs, spoken in Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, N Africa, etc. in various dialects 3
- noun arabic Arabic language 1
- adjective arabic Arab, Arabian 1
- adjective arabic of, belonging to, or derived from the language or literature of the Arabs. 1
- adjective arabic noting, pertaining to, or in the alphabetical script 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. A distinguishing feature of this script is the fact that etymologically short vowels are not normally represented. 1
- abbreviation ARABIC Arab. 1
- abbreviation ARABIC Arabian. 1
- noun arabic 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. Abbreviation: Ar. 1
- noun arabic the standard literary and classical language as established by the Koran. 1
- adjective arabic Related to the Arabic language. 0
- adjective arabic Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective). 0