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Webster 1913 Edition
Arabic
Ar′a-bic
,Adj.
[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
.Ar′a-bic
,Noun.
The language of the Arabians.
☞ The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arabic
AR'ABIC
,Adj.
AR'ABIC
,Noun.