I. ˈa-rə-bik, ˈer-ə- noun
Date: 14th century
: a Semitic language originally of the Arabs of the Hejaz and Nejd that is now the prevailing speech of a wide region of southwestern Asia and northern Africa
II. adjective
Date: 14th century
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Arabia or the Arabs
2. : of, relating to, or constituting Arabic
3. : expressed in or utilizing Arabic numerals