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

   اللُّغَةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ جَمِيلَةٌ جِدًّا.

   al-luḡatu l-ʕarabiyyatu jamīlatun jiddan.

   The Arabic language is very beautiful.

3. 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

• أَعْجَمِيّ (ʔaʕjamiyy)
• عَجَمِيّ (ʕajamiyy)

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

Related terms

• عَرَب (ʕarab)

Descendants

• Maltese: Għarbi
• Moroccan Arabic: عربي (ʕarbi)
• → Classical Persian: عَرَبِی ('arabī)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: अरबी (arabī)

  Urdu: عَرَبِی ('arabī)

See also

• إِعْرَاب m (ʔiʕrāb, “Arabic inflection”)
• عُرُوبَة f (ʕurūba, “Arabness”, noun)

Etymology 2

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/

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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]

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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)