ARABIAN
A*ra"bi*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants. Arabian bird, the phenix. Shak.
ARABIAN
A*ra"bi*an, n.
Defn: A native of Arabia; an Arab.
ARABIC
Ar"a*bic, a. Etym: [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Defn: 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.
ARABIC
Ar"a*bic, n.
Defn: 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.
ARABICAL
A*rab"ic*al, a.