Meaning of Arabism | Babel Free
Definitions
An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.
Equivalents
Examples
“The translator, Joseph-Charles Mardrus, knew Arabic and he used some Arabic texts as the basis of his rewriting of the collection of ancient Eastern tales which he titled, in a daring Arabism in French, Les Mille Nuits et Une Nuit […]”
“Arabisms, properly speaking, occur⟳ only as it respects form⟳, in a few words; and this, it is probable, is only the result⟳ of negligent transcription. The Arabic language never exercised any predominating influence⟳ over the Hebrew.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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