Meanings
arabic numeral1
nounarabic numeral (plural arabic numerals)
plural arabic numerals
- chiefly American typesetting; uncommon outside that; chiefly American typesetting; uncommon outside thatAlternative letter-case form of Arabic numeral.
Arabic numeral2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA number represented using an Indian and Arabic system involving the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0, representing digits.
More synonyms by meaning
nounone of the symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
Opposite
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Origin
- Medieval Latinnumerus Arabicus
- EnglishArabic numeral
A calque of Medieval Latin numerus Arabicus, from its gradual adoption in Europe from Arabic sources.
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Arabic رَقْم عَرَبِيّ
- رَقْم عَرَبِيّ (raqm ʕarabiyy)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Bengali আরবি সংখ্যা
- আরবি সংখ্যা (arobi śoṅkha)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Bulgarian ара́бска ци́фра
- ара́бска ци́фра (arábska cífra)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Catalan xifra aràbiga
- xifra aràbigaany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Chinese Cantonese 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字, 阿拉伯數目字 /阿拉伯数目字
- 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字 (aa³ laai¹ baak³ sou³ zi⁶)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- 阿拉伯數目字 /阿拉伯数目字 (aa³ laai¹ baak³ sou³ muk⁶ zi⁶)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Chinese Mandarin 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字
- 阿拉伯數字 /阿拉伯数字 (Ālābó shùzì)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Czech arabská číslice
- arabská čísliceany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Danish arabertal
- arabertalany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Dutch Arabisch cijfer
- Arabisch cijferany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Esperanto Eŭropa cifero, araba cifero
- Eŭropa ciferoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- araba ciferoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Estonian araabia number
- araabia numberany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Finnish arabialainen numero
- arabialainen numeroany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
French chiffre arabe
- chiffre arabeany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
German indisch-arabische Ziffer, arabische Ziffer
- indisch-arabische Zifferany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- arabische Zifferany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Greek αραβικό αριθμητικό
- αραβικό αριθμητικό (aravikó arithmitikó)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Hebrew סִפְרָה עֲרָבִית
- סִפְרָה עֲרָבִית (sifrá aravít)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Hindi अरबी अंक
- अरबी अंक (arbī aṅk)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Hungarian arab szám
- arab számany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Icelandic arabísk tala
- arabísk talaany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Indonesian angka Arab
- angka Arabany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Irish uimhir Arabach
- uimhir Arabachany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Italian numero arabo
- numero araboany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Japanese アラビア数字
- アラビア数字 (Arabia sūji)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Korean 아라비아 숫자, 아라비아 수자
- 아라비아 숫자 (arabia sutja)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- 아라비아 수자 (arabia suja)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Latin numerus Arabicus
- numerus Arabicusany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Latvian arābu cipars, arābu skaitlis
- arābu ciparsany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- arābu skaitlisany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Lithuanian arabiškas skaitmuo
- arabiškas skaitmuoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Malay angka Arab
- angka Arabany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Norwegian Bokmål arabisk tall
- arabisk tallany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Polish cyfra arabska
- cyfra arabskaany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Portuguese algarismo arábico, algarismo
- algarismo arábicoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
- algarismoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Romanian cifră arabă
- cifră arabăany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Russian ара́бская ци́фра
- ара́бская ци́фра (arábskaja cífra)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Scottish Gaelic figear Arabach
- figear Arabachany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Slovak arabská číslica
- arabská číslicaany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Spanish número arábigo
- número arábigoany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Swedish arabisk siffra
- arabisk siffraany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Thai ตัวเลขอาหรับ
- ตัวเลขอาหรับ (dtuua-lêek-aa-ràp)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Turkish Arap rakamı
- Arap rakamıany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Ukrainian ара́бська ци́фра
- ара́бська ци́фра (arábsʹka cýfra)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Urdu عَرَبی عَدَد
- عَرَبی عَدَد ('arabī 'adad)any of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
Vietnamese chữ số Ả Rập
- chữ số Ả Rậpany of the ten symbols from 0 through 9
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APA
arabic numeral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arabic%20numeral
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“arabic numeral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arabic%20numeral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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