عربي

See also: عربی, عربى, غربی, and غربي

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ra.biː/
  • Rhymes: -ijj

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

  1. Arab
  2. Arabic
    اللُّغَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ جَمِيلَةٌ جِدًّا.
    al-luḡatu l-ʕarabiyyatu jamīlatun jiddan.
    The Arabic language is very beautiful.
  3. Arabian
    • 2018, وَجْدِيّ الْأَهْدَل [wajdiyy al-ʔahdal], أرض المؤامرات السعيدة, Bayrūt: Nawfal / Hachette Antoine, →ISBN, page 213:
      يدير شبكة لزواج القاصرات من من مليونيرات يمنيّين وعرب.
      He operates a network of marriages of minors to millionaires Yemenite and Arabian.
Declension
Declension of adjective عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَرَبِي
ʕarabī 		الْعَرَبِي
al-ʕarabī 		عَرَبِيَّة
ʕarabiyya 		الْعَرَبِيَّة
al-ʕarabiyya
nominative عَرَبِيٌّ
ʕarabiyyun 		الْعَرَبِيُّ
al-ʕarabiyyu 		عَرَبِيَّةٌ
ʕarabiyyatun 		الْعَرَبِيَّةُ
al-ʕarabiyyatu
accusative عَرَبِيًّا
ʕarabiyyan 		الْعَرَبِيَّ
al-ʕarabiyya 		عَرَبِيَّةً
ʕarabiyyatan 		الْعَرَبِيَّةَ
al-ʕarabiyyata
genitive عَرَبِيٍّ
ʕarabiyyin 		الْعَرَبِيِّ
al-ʕarabiyyi 		عَرَبِيَّةٍ
ʕarabiyyatin 		الْعَرَبِيَّةِ
al-ʕarabiyyati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَرَبِيَّيْن
ʕarabiyyayn 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْن
al-ʕarabiyyayn 		عَرَبِيَّتَيْن
ʕarabiyyatayn 		الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْن
al-ʕarabiyyatayn
nominative عَرَبِيَّانِ
ʕarabiyyāni 		الْعَرَبِيَّانِ
al-ʕarabiyyāni 		عَرَبِيَّتَانِ
ʕarabiyyatāni 		الْعَرَبِيَّتَانِ
al-ʕarabiyyatāni
accusative عَرَبِيَّيْنِ
ʕarabiyyayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyayni 		عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ
ʕarabiyyatayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyatayni
genitive عَرَبِيَّيْنِ
ʕarabiyyayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyayni 		عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ
ʕarabiyyatayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyatayni
plural masculine feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَرَب
ʕarab 		الْعَرَب
al-ʕarab 		عَرَبِيَّات
ʕarabiyyāt 		الْعَرَبِيَّات
al-ʕarabiyyāt
nominative عَرَبٌ
ʕarabun 		الْعَرَبُ
al-ʕarabu 		عَرَبِيَّاتٌ
ʕarabiyyātun 		الْعَرَبِيَّاتُ
al-ʕarabiyyātu
accusative عَرَبًا
ʕaraban 		الْعَرَبَ
al-ʕaraba 		عَرَبِيَّاتٍ
ʕarabiyyātin 		الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ
al-ʕarabiyyāti
genitive عَرَبٍ
ʕarabin 		الْعَرَبِ
al-ʕarabi 		عَرَبِيَّاتٍ
ʕarabiyyātin 		الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ
al-ʕarabiyyāti
Antonyms

Noun

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

  1. Arab
  2. (colloquial) Arabic (language)
Declension
Declension of noun عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عَرَبِي
ʕarabī 		الْعَرَبِي
al-ʕarabī 		عَرَبِي
ʕarabī
nominative عَرَبِيٌّ
ʕarabiyyun 		الْعَرَبِيُّ
al-ʕarabiyyu 		عَرَبِيُّ
ʕarabiyyu
accusative عَرَبِيًّا
ʕarabiyyan 		الْعَرَبِيَّ
al-ʕarabiyya 		عَرَبِيَّ
ʕarabiyya
genitive عَرَبِيٍّ
ʕarabiyyin 		الْعَرَبِيِّ
al-ʕarabiyyi 		عَرَبِيِّ
ʕarabiyyi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عَرَبِيَّيْن
ʕarabiyyayn 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْن
al-ʕarabiyyayn 		عَرَبِيَّيْ
ʕarabiyyay
nominative عَرَبِيَّانِ
ʕarabiyyāni 		الْعَرَبِيَّانِ
al-ʕarabiyyāni 		عَرَبِيَّا
ʕarabiyyā
accusative عَرَبِيَّيْنِ
ʕarabiyyayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyayni 		عَرَبِيَّيْ
ʕarabiyyay
genitive عَرَبِيَّيْنِ
ʕarabiyyayni 		الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕarabiyyayni 		عَرَبِيَّيْ
ʕarabiyyay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عَرَب
ʕarab 		الْعَرَب
al-ʕarab 		عَرَب
ʕarab
nominative عَرَبٌ
ʕarabun 		الْعَرَبُ
al-ʕarabu 		عَرَبُ
ʕarabu
accusative عَرَبًا
ʕaraban 		الْعَرَبَ
al-ʕaraba 		عَرَبَ
ʕaraba
genitive عَرَبٍ
ʕarabin 		الْعَرَبِ
al-ʕarabi 		عَرَبِ
ʕarabi
Descendants
  • Maltese: Għarbi
  • Moroccan Arabic: عربي (ʕarbi)
  • → Classical Persian: عَرَبِی (arabī)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: अरबी (arabī)
    Urdu: عَرَبِی ('arabī)

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

عَرِّبِي • (ʕarribī) (form II) /ʕar.ri.biː/

  1. second-person feminine singular 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/
  • Audio:(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
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ra.bi/, [ˈʕɑ.rˤɑ.bi]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(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

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕar.bi/

Adjective

عربي (ʕarbi)

  1. traditional; homemade; not industrialized; local
    Antonym: سوري (sūri)
  2. Arab
  3. Arabic language

Noun

عربي (ʕarbi) m

  1. Arab (person)
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