mass noun
- the Semitic language of the Arabs, spoken by some 150 million people throughout the Middle East and North Africa阿拉伯语（阿拉伯族人所操的闪米特族语言, 在中东和北非有1.5亿人操这种语言）。
- of or relating to the literature or language of Arab people（与）阿拉伯文学（有关）的, （与）阿拉伯语言（有关）的。
USAGE
Arabic is written from right to left in a cursive script of twenty-eight consonants, the vowels being indicated by additional signs. The classical or literary language is based largely on that of the Koran; colloquial Arabic has many dialects. The script has been adapted for various languages, including Persian, Urdu, Malay, and (formerly) Turkish.
词源
Middle English: via Latin from Greek arabikos, from Araps, Arab- 'Arab'.