Old Arabic

proper noun

The earliest attested stage of the Arabic language, beginning with the first attestation of personal names in the 9th century BC, and culminating in the codification of Classical Arabic beginning in the 7th century AD.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The earliest attested stage of the Arabic language, beginning with the first attestation of personal names in the 9th century BC, and culminating in the codification of Classical Arabic beginning in the 7th century AD.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古阿拉伯語 /古阿拉伯语
  • 古阿拉伯語 /古阿拉伯语 (Gǔ'ālābóyǔ)earliest attested stage of the Arabic language
Danish oldarabisk
  • oldarabiskearliest attested stage of the Arabic language
French arabe ancien
  • arabe ancienearliest attested stage of the Arabic language
Hindi पूर्व-अरबी
  • पूर्व-अरबी (pūrv-arabī)earliest attested stage of the Arabic language
Portuguese árabe antigo
  • árabe antigoearliest attested stage of the Arabic language
Spanish árabe antiguo
  • árabe antiguoearliest attested stage of the Arabic language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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