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Perso-Arabic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈpəɹsoʊ̯ˌæɹəbɪk/
  • US: /ˈpəɹsoʊ̯ˌɛɹəbɪk/ Mary–marry–merry merger

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining both to the Persian and the Arabic languages.

Relating to Persian vocabulary, particularly Persian words originally derived from Arabic, but often also including Persian terms not from Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Much of Urdu's vocabulary is of Perso-Arabic origin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining both to the Persian and the Arabic languages.

Relating to the Persian alphabet and other varieties of the Arabic script derived from it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Perso- + Arabic.