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title: "عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabī) meaning in Arabic: Arab; Arabic"
description: "عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabī) means “Arab; Arabic”. Root ع·ر·ب, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/arabi"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# عَرَبِيّ

*ʿarabī* · **Arab; 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.

- [العَرَبِيَّة](https://fasaha.app/w/arabiyya) — al-ʿarabiyya, Arabic (the language) (A0)
- [عَرَب](https://fasaha.app/w/arab) — ʿarab, Arabs (A1)

## 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.

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


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