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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, adjective [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.] Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
{Arabic numerals} or {figures}, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0.
{Gum arabic}. See under {Gum}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, noun The language of the Arabians.
Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Arabic
adjective: relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"
noun: the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects [syn: {Arabic language}]
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