árabe

Arab

adjective noun AH-rah-beh Less Common

Origin: From Arabic 'arab' (Arab), via Latin and Greek.

Also means

Arabic

Usage Note

Árabe is both the adjective ('Arab', 'Arabic') and the noun for an Arab person or the Arabic language. It is invariable in gender as an adjective — un país árabe, una mujer árabe — though the noun distinguishes el árabe / la árabe. Note the written accent on the first syllable marking it as an esdrújula (antepenultimate stress) word.

Examples

"Estudia árabe en la universidad."

Natural Translation

She studies Arabic at university.

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