Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Arabic \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}.

Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, n.
   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 Mohammedans must read the Koran, and is spoken as a
         vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern
         Africa.

Source : WordNet®

Arabic
     adj : relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages"

Arabic
     n : the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of
         dialects [syn: {Arabic language}]