ара́бский
arábskijmasculine
ара́бский (arábskij) is the Russian word for Arabic. Wiktionary also lists ара́бский язы́к (arábskij jazýk).
Meaning: language (name)
Ways to say it
| Russian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ара́бский | arábskij | masculine |
| ара́бский язы́к | arábskij jazýk | masculine |
The word ара́бский can function as an adjective meaning of or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behavior. When you want to refer specifically to the Arabic language, you may use the adjective alone or the full noun phrase ара́бский язы́к.
Which one should you use?
ара́бский is the adjective form, while ара́бский язы́к is the full noun phrase meaning "the Arabic language".
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective ара́бский changes its ending based on its role in a sentence. For example, to express "of Arabic" or "from Arabic" (such as after the preposition из), use the masculine genitive form ара́бского.
How do you pronounce it?
arábskij
Did you know?
- While the language name is ара́бский, the word for the script itself is арабская вязь, which uses the word for 'lace' or 'intertwining' to describe the calligraphy.
- In Russian, the concept of 'Arabic' is often linked to the word восто́чный, meaning 'Eastern'. This creates a cultural category of 'Oriental' languages that historically bundled ара́бский with Persian and Turkish regardless of their different language families.
- The Russian phrase ара́бский язы́к uses a word for 'language' that also means 'tongue'. This reflects a common Slavic linguistic pattern where the physical organ and the spoken language share the same name.
Examples in context
- Ты знаешь, что арабский – один из самых сложных языков?Do you know that Arabic is one of the most difficult languages?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their language studies.
- Анастасия AnastasiaДмитрий, какой язык ты изучаешь?Dmitriy, kakoy yazyk ty izuchayesh?Dmitry, what language are you studying?
- Дмитрий DmitryСейчас я учу ара́бский.Seychas ya uchu arabskiy.I am studying Arabic right now.
- Анастасия AnastasiaЭто очень интересно!Eto ochen interesno!That is very interesting!
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, но ара́бский довольно трудный.Da, no arabskiy dovolno trudnyy.Yes, but Arabic is quite difficult.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “arabic” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
