Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
etc., and the cipher 0.
Gum arabic. See under Gum.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, n.
The language of the Arabians.
Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew.
It is very widely diffused, being the language in which
all Mohammedans must read the Koran, and is spoken as a
vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern
Africa.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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