a. Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arabian bird,
n. A native of Arabia; an Arab. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia. ] Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arabic numerals or
figures
Gum arabic.
n. The language of the Arabians. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Relating to Arabia; Arabic. --
n.
n. (Chem.) A sugar of the composition
n. [ Cf. F. Arabisme. ] An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. Arabiste. ] One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery. [ 1913 Webster ]