Arabic

Arabic
noun
  1. [mass noun]the Semitic language of the Arabs, spoken by some 150 million people throughout the Middle East and North Africa
    阿拉伯语(阿拉伯族人所操的闪米特族语言,在中东和北非有1.5亿人操这种语言)
adjective
  1. of or relating to the literature or language of Arab people
    (与)阿拉伯文学(有关)的,(与)阿拉伯语言(有关)的
  2. Arabic is written from right to left in a cursive script of twenty-eight consonants, the vowels being indicated by additional signs. The classical or literary language is based largely on that of the Koran; colloquial Arabic has many dialects. The script has been adapted for various languages, including Persian, Urdu, Malay, and (formerly) Turkish
语源
  1. Middle English : via Latin from Greek arabikos, from Araps, Arab- 'Arab'
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