Classical Arabic

proper noun

The form of the Arabic language used in literary texts around the 8th to 10th centuries, standardized from ancient dialects of Arab tribes and the Qur'an.

Meanings

proper nounClassical Arabic (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe form of the Arabic language used in literary texts around the 8th to 10th centuries, standardized from ancient dialects of Arab tribes and the Qur'an.

Translations

Arabic اَلْفُصْحَى, فُصْحَى اَلتُّرَاث
  • اَلْفُصْحَى (al-fuṣḥā)Classical Arabic
  • فُصْحَى اَلتُّرَاث (fuṣḥā t-turāṯ)Classical Arabic
Chinese Mandarin 古典阿拉伯語 /古典阿拉伯语
  • 古典阿拉伯語 /古典阿拉伯语 (gǔdiǎn Ālābóyǔ)Classical Arabic
Czech klasická arabština
  • klasická arabštinaClassical Arabic
Finnish klassinen arabia
  • klassinen arabiaClassical Arabic
French arabe classique
  • arabe classiqueClassical Arabic
German klassisches Arabisch
  • klassisches ArabischClassical Arabic
Hindi शास्त्रीय अरबी
  • शास्त्रीय अरबी (śāstrīya arabī)Classical Arabic
Japanese 古典アラビア語
  • 古典アラビア語 (koten Arabia-go)Classical Arabic
Malay bahasa Arab Klasik, bahasa Arab al-Quran
  • bahasa Arab KlasikClassical Arabic
  • bahasa Arab al-QuranClassical Arabic
Polish klasyczny język arabski
  • klasyczny język arabskiClassical Arabic
Portuguese árabe clássico
  • árabe clássicoClassical Arabic
Russian класси́ческий ара́бский язы́к, класси́ческий ара́бский литерату́рный язы́к
  • класси́ческий ара́бский язы́к (klassíčeskij arábskij jazýk)Classical Arabic
  • класси́ческий ара́бский литерату́рный язы́к (klassíčeskij arábskij literatúrnyj jazýk)Classical Arabic
  • КАЛЯ (KALJa)Classical Arabic
Spanish árabe clásico, árabe culto
  • árabe clásicoClassical Arabic
  • árabe cultoClassical Arabic
Cite this entry
APA

Classical Arabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Arabic

MLA

“Classical Arabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Arabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Classical Arabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Classical%20Arabic.

Source: Classical Arabic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.