عَرَبِيّ

ʿarabīArab; Arabic

عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabī) is an Arabic adjective meaning “Arab; Arabic”. It is built on the root ع·ر·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

Part of speech
Adjective
Root
ع·ر·ب
Level
A0

Words from the root ع·ر·ب

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

How to read عَرَبِيّ, letter by letter

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

  1. ععينa voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
  2. رراءa rolled r
  3. بباءb
  4. يياءy, or a long i

Questions about عَرَبِيّ

What is the root of عَرَبِيّ?
The root of عَرَبِيّ is ع·ر·ب. Words built on the same root include العَرَبِيَّة (Arabic (the language)), عَرَب (Arabs).
What level is عَرَبِيّ?
Fasaha first uses عَرَبِيّ at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).

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