阿拉伯

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(阿拉伯) 		阿 拉 伯
alternative forms 阿剌伯 dated

Etymology

Derived from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab). Compare Tagalog Arabo, Spanish árabe.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

阿拉伯

  1. Arabia (a peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)
  2. (broader sense) Arabia (the region of Western Asia within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates)

Derived terms

Adjective

阿拉伯

  1. (attributive) Arabian; Arabic
    阿拉伯咖啡  ―  ālābó kāfēi  ―  Arabian coffee
    阿拉伯數字／阿拉伯数字  ―  ālābó shùzì  ―  Arabic numeral

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Zhuang: Ahlahbwz
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