arábico

See also: arabico

Asturian

Adjective

arábico

1. neuter of arábicu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• arábigo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arabĭcus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós, “Arabic, Arab”). By surface analysis, árabe +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾa.bi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾa.bi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɾa.bi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɾa.bi.ku/ [ɐˈɾa.βi.ku]

• Hyphenation: a‧rá‧bi‧co

Adjective

arábico (feminine arábica, masculine plural arábicos, feminine plural arábicas, not comparable)

1. Arabic (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour)

   Synonym: árabe

Noun

arábico m (uncountable)

1. Arabic (Semitic language)

   Synonym: árabe

Derived terms

• goma-arábica

Related terms

• árabe
• Arábia
• Arábia Saudita

Further reading

• “arábico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arábico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026