عربي

See also: عربی‎, عربى‎, غربی‎, and غربي‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ra.biː/

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَرَب‎ (ʕarab, “Arabs”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Alternative forms

  • عربى‎ (ʕarabī) (Nile Valley, traditional spelling)

Adjective

عَرَبِيّ • (ʕarabiyy) (feminine عَرَبِيَّة‎ (ʕarabiyya), masculine plural عَرَب‎ (ʕarab), feminine plural عَرَبِيَّات‎ (ʕarabiyyāt))

  1. Arab
  2. Arabic
    ‏اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة‎ ― al-luḡa l-ʿarabiyya ― the Arabic language
  3. Arabian
Declension
Antonyms

Noun

عَرَبِيّ • (ʕarabiyy) m, plural عَرَب‎ (ʕarab), feminine عَرَبِيَّة‎ (ʕarabiyya)

  1. Arab
  2. (colloquial) Arabic (language)
    ‏لَا أَتَكَلَّم عَرَبِي.‎‎ ― lā ʔatakallam ʕarabī. ― I don't speak Arabic.
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: Għarbi
  • Moroccan Arabic: عربي‎ (ʕarbi)
  • → Persian: عربی‎ ('arabi)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: अरबी (arabī)
    Urdu: عربی‎ ('arabī)

See also

Verb

عَرِّبِي • (ʕarribī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of عَرَّبَ‎ (ʕarraba)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “عرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ‎ (ʕarabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕar.bi/
  • (file)

Adjective

عربي • (ʕarbi) (feminine عربية‎ (ʕarbiyya), common plural عرب‎ (ʕrab), feminine plural عربيات‎ (ʕarbiyyāt))

  1. Arab

Noun

عربي • (ʕarbi) m (plural عرب‎ (ʕrab), feminine عربية‎ (ʕarbiyya))

  1. Arab (person)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ‎ (ʕarabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ra.bi/, [ˈʕɑ.rˤɑ.bi]
  • (file)

Adjective

عربي • (ʕarabi) (feminine عربيّة‎ (ʕarabiyye), common plural عرب‎ (ʕarab))

  1. Arab, Arabic

Noun

عربي • (ʕarabi) m (plural عرب‎ (ʕarab), feminine عربيّة‎ (ʕarabiyye))

  1. Arab
  2. Arabic
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