1. adjective /ˈærəbɪk,ˈɛrəbɪk,ˈærəbɪk/
2. noun /ˈærəbɪk,ˈɛrəbɪk,ˈærəbɪk/
a) A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.
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