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title: "عَرَب (ʿarab) meaning in Arabic: Arabs"
description: "عَرَب (ʿarab) means “Arabs”. Root ع·ر·ب, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/arab"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# عَرَب

*ʿarab* · **Arabs**

عَرَب (ʿarab) is an Arabic noun meaning “Arabs”. It is built on the root ع·ر·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ع·ر·ب
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ع·ر·ب

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ع·ر·ب with عَرَب; each opens its own entry.

- [العَرَبِيَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/arabiyya) — al-ʿarabiyya, Arabic (the language) (A0)
- [عَرَبِيّ](https://fasaha.app/w/arabi) — ʿarabī, Arab; Arabic (A0)

## How to read عَرَب, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ر — راء (rāʾ): a rolled r
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b

## Questions about عَرَب

### What is the root of عَرَب?

The root of عَرَب is ع·ر·ب. Words built on the same root include العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic (the language)), عَرَبِيّ (Arab; Arabic).

### What level is عَرَب?

Fasaha first uses عَرَب at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)