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Arabic

//ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Related to the Arabic language. not-comparable

    "an Arabic translation"

  2. 2
    Only used in arabic acid not-comparable

    "There is very little in recent literature concerning the chemistry of gum arabic other than […]. The "arabic acid" is of variable composition."

  3. 3
    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. not-comparable

    "Arabic numerals"

  4. 4
    Only used in arabic numeral not-comparable
  5. 5
    Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective). not-comparable

    "White chalk on the fascia board above the Arabic-food stall reads "Lebanon" and "Lebs rule"."

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  1. 6
    Arab. not-comparable, proscribed

    "I saw that in my workplace black co-workers had to unite with Arabic and white workers just to be able to win better wages and working conditions and certainly to be able to win a strike."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of Arabs wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "Egyptian Arabic"

  2. 2
    The Aramaic-derived script used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

    "Near-synonym: Arabic alphabet"

Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of the Arabic language.

    "He was speaking an Arabic that they'd never heard before and could barely understand."

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of gum arabic. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, rare

    "Gum arabic is known as a lower viscosity gum, with high emulsification properties. […] these alternatives are still not totally as effective as gum arabic and when pricing and availability of arabic comes back in line, many switch back,[…]"

  3. 3
    the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects wordnet
  4. 4
    An Arab. proscribed

    "That's the majority of working N'Yawkers. Blacks and Hispanics outnumber the arabics."

  5. 5
    Ellipsis of arabic numeral. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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  1. 6
    Ellipsis of Arabic numeral. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "A novel writer will usually spell out Arabics from one to nine, to accord with the tone of the genre."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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.

Etymology 4

See gum arabic.

Etymology 5

See gum arabic.

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