Arabic word sheet
عَرَبِيٌّ
Arabic, Arab (relating to the Arabs)
- Type
- adjective
- Root
- ع ر ب
Meaning and usage
Arabic, Arab (relating to the Arabs)
Belonging to the Arabs or coming from them. Said of the language, the script, a country, a custom.
يَدْرُسُ رَامِي الْخَطَّ الْعَرَبِيَّ.
Rami studies Arabic calligraphy.
An Arab
A person of Arab descent, whether he lives in a town or elsewhere, and however pure his speech may be.
صَدِيقُ سَامِي عَرَبِيٌّ مِنْ تُونُسَ.
Sami's friend is an Arab from Tunis.
Plural
عَرَبٌ
Word family
What the root means ع ر ب
The root article opens on the idea of speech that is Arabic, clear and pure. The name of the people and the adjective formed from it go with this idea, as do Arabness, the desert-dwellers and clear expression.
the Arabs
عَرَبٌ
Arabness
عُرُوبَةٌ
Bedouin, desert Arab
أَعْرَابِيٌّ
to turn Bedouin
تَعَرَّبَ
clear expression
إِعْرَابٌ
Opposites
non-Arab
عَجَمِيٌّ
foreign, non-Arabic
أَعْجَمِيٌّ