arab

See also: Arab, àrab, and arab.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अरब (arab).

Noun

arab (plural arab or arabs)

1. (India, rare) billion (sense 1); 1,000,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,00,000.

Coordinate terms

• crore
• lakh
• ₹

Translations

billion — see billion

Anagrams

• Raab, ABAR, Abra, abar, abra, Abar, arba, bara, Baar, raab

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrab/ [ʔʌˈɾʌb]
• Hyphenation: a‧rab

Noun

aráb m (plural aroobá f)

1. skin
2. wrinkle

Declension

Declension of aráb
absolutive	aráb
predicative	arába
subjective	aráb
genitive	aráb
Postpositioned forms l-case arábal k-case arábak t-case arábat h-case arábah

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “arab”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 33

Albanian

Adjective

arab

1. Arabic

Noun

arab m

1. Arab (person)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒrɒb]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɒb
• Hyphenation: arab

Adjective

arab (not comparable)

1. Arabic (relating to Arabia)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	arab	arabok
accusative	arabot	arabokat
dative	arabnak	araboknak
instrumental	arabbal	arabokkal
causal-final	arabért	arabokért
translative	arabbá	arabokká
terminative	arabig	arabokig
essive-formal	arabként	arabokként
essive-modal	arabul	—
inessive	arabban	arabokban
superessive	arabon	arabokon
adessive	arabnál	araboknál
illative	arabba	arabokba
sublative	arabra	arabokra
allative	arabhoz	arabokhoz
elative	arabból	arabokból
delative	arabról	arabokról
ablative	arabtól	araboktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	arabé	araboké
non-attributive possessive – plural	arabéi	arabokéi

Derived terms

Compound words

• Arab-félsziget

Expressions

• arab szám
• Egyesült Arab Emírségek

Related terms

• arábiai

Noun

arab (countable and uncountable, plural arabok)

1. Arabian (person)
2. Arabic (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	arab	arabok
accusative	arabot	arabokat
dative	arabnak	araboknak
instrumental	arabbal	arabokkal
causal-final	arabért	arabokért
translative	arabbá	arabokká
terminative	arabig	arabokig
essive-formal	arabként	arabokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	arabban	arabokban
superessive	arabon	arabokon
adessive	arabnál	araboknál
illative	arabba	arabokba
sublative	arabra	arabokra
allative	arabhoz	arabokhoz
elative	arabból	arabokból
delative	arabról	arabokról
ablative	arabtól	araboktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	arabé	araboké
non-attributive possessive – plural	arabéi	arabokéi

Possessive forms of arab

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	arabom	arabjaim
2nd person sing.	arabod	arabjaid
3rd person sing.	arabja	arabjai
1st person plural	arabunk	arabjaink
2nd person plural	arabotok	arabjaitok
3rd person plural	arabjuk	arabjaik

Further reading

• arab in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• arab in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Adjective

arab m (feminine singular araba, masculine plural arabs, feminine plural arabas)

1. Arab

   Synonym: arabi

Noun

arab m (uncountable)

1. Arabic (language)

   Synonym: arabi

Rendille

Noun

arab

1. elephant

Further reading

• Günther Schlee, Karaba Sahado, Rendille Proverbs in their Social and Legal Context (2002)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French arabe. Compare the doublet arap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈrab/

Adjective

arab m or n (feminine singular arabă, masculine plural arabi, feminine/neuter plural arabe)

1. Arab, Arabic

Declension

Declension of arab

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	arab		arabă		arabi	arabe
	definite	arabul		araba		arabii	arabele
genitive- dative	indefinite	arab		arabe		arabi	arabe
	definite	arabului		arabei		arabilor	arabelor

Noun

arab m (plural arabi, feminine equivalent arabă or arăboaică)

1. Arab (person)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	arab	arabul		arabi	arabii
genitive-dative	arab	arabului		arabi	arabilor
vocative	arabule			arabilor

Related terms

• arabesc
• Arabia
• arabism
• arabist

See also

• maur

References

• “arab”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Swedish

Noun

arab c

1. Arab (person)

Declension

Declension of arab

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	arab	arabs
	definite	araben	arabens
plural	indefinite	araber	arabers
	definite	araberna	arabernas

Related terms

• arabhingst
• arabisera
• arabisering
• arabisk
• arabiska
• arabisktalande
• arabist
• arabland
• arabstat
• arabvärld

See also

• arabesk

Further reading

• “arab”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• bara

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Noun

arab (plural arablar)

1. Arab

Derived terms

• arabcha
• Arabiston
• arab tili
• Birlashgan Arab Amirliklari