Meanings
proper noun
- A variety of the Arabic language spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, eastern Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran and northern Oman.
Translations
Arabic اللهجة الخليجية
- اللهجة الخليجيةvariety of the Arabic language
Bengali খলীজী আরবী
- খলীজী আরবী (khôlījī arôbī)variety of the Arabic language
Chinese Mandarin 海灣阿拉伯語 /海湾阿拉伯语
- 海灣阿拉伯語 /海湾阿拉伯语 (Hǎiwān Ālābóyǔ)variety of the Arabic language
Finnish persianlahdenarabia
- persianlahdenarabiavariety of the Arabic language
French arabe du Golfe
- arabe du Golfevariety of the Arabic language
Hindi खाड़ी अरबी
- खाड़ी अरबी (khāṛī arbī)variety of the Arabic language
Portuguese árabe khaliji, árabe do Golfo
- árabe khalijivariety of the Arabic language
- árabe do Golfovariety of the Arabic language
Spanish árabe del Golfo
- árabe del Golfovariety of the Arabic language
Cite this entry
APA
Gulf Arabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Arabic
MLA
“Gulf Arabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Arabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf Arabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20Arabic.
Source: Gulf Arabic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.