Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arabism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: ara-bism
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.

Example Sentences

"The translator, Joseph-Charles Mardrus, knew Arabic and he used some Arabic texts as the basis of his rewriting of the collection of ancient Eastern tales which he titled, in a daring Arabism in French, Les Mille Nuits et Une Nuit […]"
"Arabisms, properly speaking, occur only as it respects form, in a few words; and this, it is probable, is only the result of negligent transcription. The Arabic language never exercised any predominating influence over the Hebrew."

Etymology

From Arab + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Arab

Inflected Forms

Arabisms (plural)

Phrases

pan-Arabism

Questions

What does arabism mean?: An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.
Where does arabism come from?: From Arab + -ism.

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