Arabic

Arabic translation: العربية

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English term or phrase:	Arabic (language)
Arabic translation:	العربية
Entered by:	Robert Beard (X)

14:29 Jan 30, 2004

English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: Arabic

I need the word for Arabic (i.e. the language) for a toolbar menu.

Robert Beard (X)

العربية

Explanation:
Pronounced AL`ARABIYYA

Selected response from:

Fuad Yahya

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العربية

Fuad Yahya

5 +11

عربي

Alaa Zeineldine

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

العربية

Explanation:
Pronounced AL`ARABIYYA

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 7371

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

arabic عربي

Explanation:
This is the form conventionally used in buttons and toolbars. A fuller form is العربية which is short for اللغة العربية (the Arabic language). I suggest using the brief form عربي to stay with the convention and to save real estate.

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 10:27
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 614

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