Arabizi

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proper noun

Arabic written in the Arabic chat alphabet, which uses a combination of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals.

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ArabishFranco-Arabic
OriginArabic عَرَبِيزِيّ →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative 3arabizi · alternative Arabeezi

  1. neologismArabic written in the Arabic chat alphabet, which uses a combination of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals.

    Writing and typing Arabic using English numbers and letters — Arabizi (spelled 3arabezee) — is raising eyebrows among Arab elders who worry that the excessive use of Arabizi will weaken the Arabic language.

    2013 May 9, Noor Nazzal, “Arabizi sparks concern among educators”, in Gulf News, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2025

    Synonyms: Arabish, Franco-Arabic

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounArabic written in the Arabic chat alphabet, which uses a combination of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals.

Similar
ArabishFranco-Arabic
Also see
franco-arabic

Origin

  1. Arabicعَرَبِيزِيّ
  2. EnglishArabizi

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَبِيزِيّ (ʕarabīziyy), a blend of عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy, “Arabic”) + إِنْكْلِيزِيّ (ʔinglīziyy, “English”). The alternative spelling 3arabizi is the Arabizi rendering of the word عَرَبِيزِيّ (ʕarabīziyy) itself.

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Cite this entry
APA

Arabizi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabizi

MLA

“Arabizi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabizi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arabizi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabizi.

Source: Arabizi on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.