Definitions for Arabic
ˈær ə bɪkara·bic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arabic, Arabic languageadjective

   the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

2. Arabicadjective

   relating to or characteristic of Arabs

   "Arabic languages"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Arabicadjective

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

2. Arabicnoun

   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.

3. Arabicnoun

   The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

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1. Arabic

   Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, al-ʿarabiyyah [al ʕaraˈbijːa] (listen); عَرَبِيّ, ʿarabīy [ˈʕarabiː] (listen) or [ʕaraˈbij]) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece.Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written media. In spoken form, MSA is used in formal contexts, news bulletins and for prayers. This variety is the lingua franca of the Arab world and the liturgical language of Islam. It is an official language of 26 states and 1 disputed territory, the third most after English and French. It is also one of six official languages of the United Nations.Spoken varieties are the usual medium of communication in all other domains. They are not standardized and vary significantly, some of them being mutually unintelligible. The International Organization for Standardization assigns language codes to 33 varieties of Arabic, including MSA. Arabic vernaculars do not descend from MSA or Classical Arabic. Combined, Arabic dialects have 362 million native speakers, while MSA is spoken by 274 million L2 speakers, making it the sixth most spoken language in the world.Arabic is traditionally written with the Arabic alphabet, a right-to-left abjad. This alphabet is the official script for MSA. Colloquial varieties were traditionally not written, however, with the emergence of social media, the amount of written dialects has significantly increased online. Besides the Arabic alphabet, dialects are also often written in Latin from left to right or in Hebrew characters (in Israel) with no standardized orthography. Maltese and Hassaniya are the only varieties officially written in a Latin alphabet.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arabicadjective

   of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians

2. Arabicnoun

   the language of the Arabians

3. Etymology: [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]

Anagrams for Arabic »

1. cairba

How to pronounce Arabic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Arabic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Arabic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Arabic in a Sentence

1. Tim Park:

   The start-ups are all focused on solutions that could help not just Gaza but also the pan-Arabic speaking region, this is great - it really helps them get to a commercially viable scale.

2. Francois Molins:

   A mobile phone and a piece of paper, on which appear the Daesh flag and a clear written claim in Arabic, were found on the individual.

3. Ianir Milevski:

   We have no writing during that period so we know little about them, we do not know what language they spoke but we assume it was an early Semitic language, from which Babylonian and Akkadian evolved and later also Hebrew and Arabic.

4. Hala Abdel Malak:

   I get asked all the time what it is, even by people who do read Arabic, it's not typical calligraphy, it reads top to down.

5. Steven Stalinsky:

   He spoke in English and then he goes into Arabic, then people say, ‘It was in reaction to something Israel did, so that justifies it.’ But in the sermon he didn’t mention exterminating Israelis. He said Jews.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Arabic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Arabic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arabic