Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable)Related to the Arabic language.

    an Arabic translation

    nuances of Arabic inflection

  2. (not comparable)Expressed in a script that was developed in Arab lands (but is not always used in the Arabic language): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

    Arabic numerals

  3. (not comparable)Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

    arabisch

    ара́бскийarábskij

    ара́бськийarábsʹkyj

  4. (not comparable, proscribed)Arab.

More definitions
  • relating to or characteristic of Arabs

Examples

721 sentences

  1. Arabic is a very important language.

    Арабська - дуже важлива мова. — aandrusiak

    ruАрабский язык очень важен. — igor_chubin

    deArabisch ist eine sehr wichtige Sprache. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Arabic is read from right to left.

    Арабською читають справа наліво. — deniko

    ruПо-арабски читают справа налево. — marafon

    deArabisch wird von rechts nach links gelesen. — Kimii

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  3. Arabic is written from right to left.

    ruНа арабском пишут справа налево. — Balamax

    deArabisch wird von rechts nach links geschrieben. — stupiddog

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  4. We are learning Arabic.

    Ми вивчаємо арабську. — deniko

    ruМы учим арабский. — kobylkin

    deWir lernen Arabisch. — MUIRIEL

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  5. Can you read Arabic?

    Ти читаєш арабською? — deniko

    ruТы читаешь по-арабски? — sharptoothed

    deKannst du Arabisch lesen? — dinkel_girl

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour:
Русский
By meaning 1
of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour:

Origin

From Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) [fr

From Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) [from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)] + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arab + -ic.

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See also

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