2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.
Ar`a*besqued" (&?;), a. Ornamented in the style of arabesques.
A*ra"bi*an (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
Arabian bird, the phenix. Shak.
A*ra"bi*an, n. A native of Arabia; an Arab.
Ar"a*bic (&?;), a. [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.
Ar"a*bic, n. The language of the Arabians.
The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Mohammedans must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.
A*rab"ic*al (&?;), a. Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- A*rab"ic*al*ly, adv.
Ar"a*bin (&?;), n. 1. (Chem.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.