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عربي
عربي
Arabic
Alternative forms
- عربى (ʿarabiyy) (Egypt, Sudan)
Adjective
عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, fem عَرَبِيَّة (ʿarabiyya), masc pl عَرَب (ʿarab), fem pl عَرَبِيَّات (ʿarabiyyāt)
Declension
Declension of adjective عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَرَبِي ʿarabī |
الْعَرَبِي al-ʿarabī |
عَرَبِيَّة ʿarabiyya |
الْعَرَبِيَّة al-ʿarabiyya |
| Nominative | عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun |
الْعَرَبِيُّ al-ʿarabiyyu |
عَرَبِيَّةٌ ʿarabiyyatun |
الْعَرَبِيَّةُ al-ʿarabiyyatu |
| Accusative | عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan |
الْعَرَبِيَّ al-ʿarabiyya |
عَرَبِيَّةً ʿarabiyyatan |
الْعَرَبِيَّةَ al-ʿarabiyyata |
| Genitive | عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin |
الْعَرَبِيِّ al-ʿarabiyyi |
عَرَبِيَّةٍ ʿarabiyyatin |
الْعَرَبِيَّةِ al-ʿarabiyyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَرَبِيَّيْن ʿarabiyyayn |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْن al-ʿarabiyyayn |
عَرَبِيَّتَيْن ʿarabiyyatayn |
الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْن al-ʿarabiyyatayn |
| Nominative | عَرَبِيَّانِ ʿarabiyyāni |
الْعَرَبِيَّانِ al-ʿarabiyyāni |
عَرَبِيَّتَانِ ʿarabiyyatāni |
الْعَرَبِيَّتَانِ al-ʿarabiyyatāni |
| Accusative | عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni |
عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʿarabiyyatayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyatayni |
| Genitive | عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni |
عَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʿarabiyyatayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَرَب ʿarab |
الْعَرَب al-ʿarab |
عَرَبِيَّات ʿarabiyyāt |
الْعَرَبِيَّات al-ʿarabiyyāt |
| Nominative | عَرَبٌ ʿarabun |
الْعَرَبُ al-ʿarabu |
عَرَبِيَّاتٌ ʿarabiyyātun |
الْعَرَبِيَّاتُ al-ʿarabiyyātu |
| Accusative | عَرَبًا ʿaraban |
الْعَرَبَ al-ʿaraba |
عَرَبِيَّاتٍ ʿarabiyyātin |
الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ al-ʿarabiyyāti |
| Genitive | عَرَبٍ ʿarabin |
الْعَرَبِ al-ʿarabi |
عَرَبِيَّاتٍ ʿarabiyyātin |
الْعَرَبِيَّاتِ al-ʿarabiyyāti |
Noun
عَرَبِيّ • (ʿarabiyy) m, pl عَرَب (ʿarab), fem عَرَبِيَّة (ʿarabiyya)
- Arab
- (colloquial) Arabic (language)
- لَا أَتَكَلَّم عَرَبِي. ― lā ʾatakallam ʿarabī. ― I don't speak Arabic.
Declension
Declension of noun عَرَبِيّ (ʿarabiyy)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَرَبِي ʿarabī |
الْعَرَبِي al-ʿarabī |
عَرَبِي ʿarabī |
| Nominative | عَرَبِيٌّ ʿarabiyyun |
الْعَرَبِيُّ al-ʿarabiyyu |
عَرَبِيُّ ʿarabiyyu |
| Accusative | عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan |
الْعَرَبِيَّ al-ʿarabiyya |
عَرَبِيَّ ʿarabiyya |
| Genitive | عَرَبِيٍّ ʿarabiyyin |
الْعَرَبِيِّ al-ʿarabiyyi |
عَرَبِيِّ ʿarabiyyi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عَرَبِيَّيْن ʿarabiyyayn |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْن al-ʿarabiyyayn |
عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay |
| Nominative | عَرَبِيَّانِ ʿarabiyyāni |
الْعَرَبِيَّانِ al-ʿarabiyyāni |
عَرَبِيَّا ʿarabiyyā |
| Accusative | عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni |
عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay |
| Genitive | عَرَبِيَّيْنِ ʿarabiyyayni |
الْعَرَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʿarabiyyayni |
عَرَبِيَّيْ ʿarabiyyay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَرَب ʿarab |
الْعَرَب al-ʿarab |
عَرَب ʿarab |
| Nominative | عَرَبٌ ʿarabun |
الْعَرَبُ al-ʿarabu |
عَرَبُ ʿarabu |
| Accusative | عَرَبًا ʿaraban |
الْعَرَبَ al-ʿaraba |
عَرَبَ ʿaraba |
| Genitive | عَرَبٍ ʿarabin |
الْعَرَبِ al-ʿarabi |
عَرَبِ ʿarabi |
Related terms
- عَرَب (ʿarab)
Descendants
See also
- إِعْرَاب m (ʾiʿrāb) "Arabic inflection"
- عُرُوبَة f (ʿurūba) "Arabness"
Etymology 2
Verb
عَرِّبِي • (ʿarribī) (form II)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of عَرَّبَ (ʿarraba)