Arabic

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin arabicus.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈærəbɪk/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈɛrəbɪk/, /ˈærəbɪk/
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Adjective [edit]

Arabic (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

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Proper noun [edit]

Arabic

  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.

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