Arabic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Arabic :  adj : relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages" [syn: Arabic] (noun)

1: the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects [syn: Arabic, Arabic language]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Arabic : \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.] Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.

Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0.

Gum arabic. See under Gum.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Arabic : \Ar"a*bic\, n. The language of the Arabians.

Note: 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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Arabic

AlHaqqAdvisory: @mediaME: #UAE Domain Administration confirms technical readiness to support the #Arabic #domain name #emarat ยป http://bit.ly/1Oilpw
GhaidaZahran: http://twitpic.com/uf6ph - seriously? what kind of standards are these? Arabic wikipedia needs a massive overhaul.
juanajaafar: Arabic cause it really helps us get around, order food, etc.
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