arābisks

From arābs (“Arab”) +‎ -isks.

arābisks (definite arābiskais, comparative arābiskāks, superlative visarābiskākais, adverb arābiski)

1. Arabic (relating to the Arabic people, their languages and cultures)

   arābiski motīvi ― Arabic motifs

   arābisks ornaments ― Arabic ornament

   arābisks akcents ― Arabic accent

   vārds, kas izklausās arābisks ― a name that sounds Arabic

English “Arabic” as an attributive adjective usually corresponds in Latvian to arābu, the genitive plural form of arābs. The adjective arābisks is commonly used as a predicate (“this is Arabic”), or in its adverbial form arābiski.

• Arābija
• arābs, arābiete