Arabism
Arabism noun: an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.
Noun
Arabism (plural Arabisms)
- An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.
- The translator, Joseph-Charles Mardrus, knew Arabic and he used some Arabic texts as the basis of his rewriting of the collection of ancient Eastern tales which he titled, in a daring Arabism in French, Les Mille Nuits et Une Nuit […]2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, Penguin, published 2012, page 111
- Arabisms, properly speaking, occur only as it respects form, in a few words; and this, it is probable, is only the result of negligent transcription. The Arabic language never exercised any predominating influence over the Hebrew.1821, Moses Stuart, Hebrew Grammar with a Copious Syntax and a Praxis
Arabism meaning in Tamil and Arabic
Arabism in Tamil
- அரபுமொழி மரபு, அரபு மரபு வழக்கு
Arabism in Arabic
- an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
- عُرُوبَة ʕurūba
Forms of Arabism
| plural | Arabisms |
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Origin of Arabism
From Arab + -ism.
Words formed from Arabism
Questions about Arabism
- What does Arabism mean?
- Arabism means an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.
- What is Arabism in Tamil?
- Arabism in Tamil is அரபுமொழி மரபு, அரபு மரபு வழக்கு. See Arabism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Arabism?
- Arabism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Arabism?
- The plural of Arabism is Arabisms.
Words near Arabism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Arabism (page history and authors); arabism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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