arabic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
    Arabic language.
  2. adjective relating to or characteristic of Arabs
    • Arabic languages

WordNet

Ar"a*bic adjective
Etymology
L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
Ar"a*bic noun
Definitions
  1. The language of the Arabians. ✍ The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Mohammedans must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.

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