arabe

Arab, Arabic

noun adjective ah-RAB Less Common

Also means

Arabic (language)

Usage Note

Arabe functions as both a noun (an Arab person) and an adjective (Arabic/Arab); when used as a noun for a person, it is capitalized (un Arabe), but lower-case as an adjective (la culture arabe) or for the language (il parle arabe). L'arabe as a language has formal (classical) and many colloquial varieties.

Examples

"Il apprend l'arabe depuis un an."

Natural Translation

He has been learning Arabic for a year.

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