arabic

noun2

1. •
   Ellipsis of arabic numeral.
2. •
   (rare) Ellipsis of gum arabic.

adjective4

1. •
   connected with the language spoken in North Africa and the Middle East

   • One day my UN students asked me, "Which is the Arabic country where the best Arabic is spoken?" I quickly replied, "Bosnia." They exclaimed, "But Bosnia is not an Arab country!" — 2008
2. •
   Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

   • White chalk on the fascia board above the Arabic-food stall reads "Lebanon" and "Lebs rule". — 2012
3. •
   (nonstandard) Arab.

   • I saw that in my workplace black co-workers had to unite with Arabic and white workers just to be able to win better wages and working conditions and certainly to be able to win a strike. — 1987
4. •
   Expressed in a script that was developed in Arab lands (but is not always used in the Arabic language): 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

noun3

1. •
   A variety of the Arabic language.

   • He was speaking an Arabic that they'd never heard before and could barely understand.
2. •
   Ellipsis of Arabic numeral.

   • A novel writer will usually spell out Arabics from one to nine, to accord with the tone of the genre.
3. •
   (nonstandard) An Arab.

   • That's the majority of working N'Yawkers. Blacks and Hispanics outnumber the arabics. — 2000