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 (ʿarabī) (Nile Valley, traditional spelling)

Adjective

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

1. Arab
2. Arabic

   ‏اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة‎ ― al-luḡa l-ʿarabiyya ― the Arabic language

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)

   ‏لَا أَتَكَلَّم عَرَبِي.‎‎ ― lā ʔatakallam ʕarabī. ― I don't speak Arabic.

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)
• → Persian: عربی‎ ('arabi)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: अरबी (arabī)

  Urdu: عربی‎ ('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

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