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Arabism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rhetoric

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Semitism

History

Etymology

From Arab + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُرُوبَة (ʕurūba) — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Catalan: arabisme — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉伯主義 /阿拉伯主义 (ālābózhǔyì) — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Czech: arabismus — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • French: arabisme — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Georgian: არაბიზმი (arabizmi) — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • German: Arabismus — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Polish: arabizm — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Portuguese: arabismo — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Russian: араби́зм (arabízm) — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Slovak: arabizmus — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language
  • Spanish: arabismo — an idiom characteristic of the Arabic language