Arab in Malayalam
An Arab is അറബി (arabi) in Malayalam, and the same word names the Arabic language, which many in Kerala study for religious purposes. Years of migration to the Gulf have made it thoroughly familiar. Three light syllables, a-ra-bi.
Most common translation
Arab, person belonging to arabia, the language Arabic.
അവന് അറബി ഭാഷ പഠിക്കുന്നു.
avan arabi bhaasha padikkunnu.
He is learning the Arabic language.
All Malayalam words for “arab”
- അറബി (arabi) — Arab, person belonging to arabia, the language Arabic.
- ഇബിലീസ് (ibilees) — (Arab.) satan, devil, rogue.
- കബര് (kabar) — (Arab). burial ground, grave.
- മുസീവത്ത് (museevath) — (Arab.) danger, misfortune, adversity, misery.
- ഹജ്ജ് (hajj) — (Arab.) pilgrimage to Mecca.
ഇബിലീസ് (ibilees), കബര് (kabar), മുസീവത്ത് (museevath) and ഹജ്ജ് (hajj) are not words for Arab but Arabic loans in Malayalam, meaning the devil, a grave, misfortune and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Common questions
How do you say Arab in Malayalam?
അറബി (arabi), which also means the Arabic language.
Are there many Arabic loanwords in Malayalam?
Yes, especially in Muslim usage, with words such as ഹജ്ജ് (hajj) and കബര് (kabar) in everyday circulation.