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Arabize

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

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verb

Meaning 1

To make Arab; to give Arab traits to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Arab Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Arabize From Arab + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَعْرَبَ (ʔaʕraba) — to make Arab
  • Arabic: عَرَّبَ (ʕarraba) — to make Arab
  • Catalan: arabitzar — to make Arab
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉伯化 (Ālābóhuà) — to make Arab
  • Danish: arabisere — to make Arab
  • Dutch: arabiseren — to make Arab
  • Esperanto: arabigi — to make Arab
  • French: arabiser — to make Arab
  • German: arabisieren — to make Arab
  • Greek: εξαραβίζω (exaravízo) — to make Arab
  • Italian: arabizzare — to make Arab
  • Japanese: アラビア化する (Arabia-ka-suru) — to make Arab
  • Korean: 아랍화(化)하다 (araphwahada) — to make Arab
  • Malay: arabkan — to make Arab
  • Portuguese: arabizar — to make Arab
  • Romanian: arabiza — to make Arab
  • Russian: арабизи́ровать (arabizírovatʹ) — to make Arab
  • Slovak: arabizovať — to make Arab
  • Spanish: arabizar — to make Arab
  • Swedish: arabisera — to make Arab
  • Turkish: Araplaştırmak — to make Arab
  • Vietnamese: Ả Rập hóa — to make Arab
  • Vietnamese: Ả Rập hoá — to make Arab