Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indo-arabic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: in-do-ara-bic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the interaction between Indian and Arabic cultures.

Example Sentences

"Among the numerous Arabic works of the later period of Indo-Arabic literature one should mention the Manāqib al-Ḥaydariyya by the Arab writter Aḥmad al-Shirwānī at the court of Lucknow;"
"The Indo-Arabic system was introduced into Europe in 1000 CE, but due to resistance from several quarters, centuries elapsed before it finally enjoyed widespread use."
"The large part of the Indo-Arabic population considers itself and is considered by others as part of the Betawi."

Etymology

From Indo- + Arabic.

Inflected Forms

more Indo-Arabic (comparative) most Indo-Arabic (superlative)

Phrases

Indo-Arabic numeral

Questions

What does indo-arabic mean?: Pertaining to the interaction between Indian and Arabic cultures.
Where does indo-arabic come from?: From Indo- + Arabic.

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