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Arabic

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Ar·a·bic  (r-bk)
adj.
Of or relating to Arabia, the Arabs, their language, or their culture.
n.
A Semitic language consisting of numerous dialects that is the principal language of Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, and parts of northern Africa.

Arabic
Noun
the language of the Arabs
Adjective
of this language, the Arabs, or Arabia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ArabicArabic - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
abaya - (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"
Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
bayat - an oath of allegiance to an emir
Mashriq - Arabic name for the Middle East
shaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers
Adj.1.ArabicArabic - relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"
Translations
Arabic [ˈærəbɪk] adj [language, manuscripts] → árabe, arábigo
nárabe m;
Arabic numerals → numeración f arábiga

Arabic [ˈærəbɪk] Arabia adj, narabe (m)

Arabic [ˈærəbɪk] Arabia adjarabisch
n (Ling) → Arabisch nt

Arabic [ˈærəbɪk] adjarabico/a
narabo

Arabic [ˈӕrəbik]
1,2 etc, as opposed to Roman numerals, I,II etc. Arabies اللُغَة العَرَبِيَّة арабски arabská číslice arabisk; arabiske tal arabisch αραβικός arábigo araabia numbrid عربی arabialaiset numerot arabe עֲרָבִית अरबी arapski arab (számok) angka Arab arabíska; arabískir tölustafir arabo アラビア数字 아라비아 숫자 arabiški skaitmenys arābu-; arābu cipari angka Arab Arabisch arabisk; arabiske tall cyfry arabskie árabe arab арабские цифры arabské číslice arabski arapski/arapska (jezik, slova) arabisk, arabiska siffror ตัวเลขอารบิก Arap rakamları, rakam 阿拉伯數字 арабські цифри عربی thuộc Ả rập


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