LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

arabicus

arabicus (feminine arabica, neuter arabicum)
Classical[aˈra.bɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈraː.bi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveArabic (of or pertaining to Arabs or Arabia)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearabicusarabicaarabicum
genitivearabicīarabicaearabicī
dativearabicōarabicaearabicō
accusativearabicumarabicamarabicum
ablativearabicōarabicāarabicō
vocativearabicearabicaarabicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearabicīarabicaearabica
genitivearabicōrumarabicārumarabicōrum
dativearabicīsarabicīsarabicīs
accusativearabicōsarabicāsarabica
ablativearabicīsarabicīsarabicīs
vocativearabicīarabicaearabica

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός (Arabikós), from Ἄραψ (Áraps, “Arab”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix). By surface analysis, Arabs (“Arab”) + -icus.

Descendants
  • EnglishArabic
  • Frencharabique
  • Italianarabico
  • Portuguesearábico

Quick answers

What does arabicus mean in Latin?
arabicus, a adjective, means “Arabic (of or pertaining to Arabs or Arabia)”.
How do you pronounce arabicus?
In classical Latin, [aˈra.bɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈraː.bi.kus].