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title: "العَرَبِيَّة (al-ʿarabiyya) meaning in Arabic: Arabic (the language)"
description: "العَرَبِيَّة (al-ʿarabiyya) means “Arabic (the language)”. 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/arabiyya"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# العَرَبِيَّة

*al-ʿarabiyya* · **Arabic (the language)**

العَرَبِيَّة (al-ʿarabiyya) is an Arabic noun meaning “Arabic (the language)”. It is built on the root ع·ر·ب. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- 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 العَرَبِيَّة; each opens its own entry.

- [عَرَب](https://fasaha.app/w/arab) — ʿarab, Arabs (A1)
- [عَرَبِيّ](https://fasaha.app/w/arabi) — ʿarabī, Arab; Arabic (A0)

## How to read العَرَبِيَّة, letter by letter

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

- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ل — لام (lām): l
- 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
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## Questions about العَرَبِيَّة

### What is the root of العَرَبِيَّة?

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

### What level is العَرَبِيَّة?

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


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