Arabist
/ˈaɹəbɪst/noun, adjective
Arabist is spelled A-R-A-B-I-S-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Arabist means “A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Arabist is Arabists.
How many letters and syllables are in Arabist?
| Letters | 7: A-R-A-B-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Arabist?
Arabist appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Arabist?
- UK /ˈaɹəbɪst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Arabist.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Arabist
- Arabists plural
- more Arabist comparative
- most Arabist superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Arabist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language.
- 2
One who followed the Arabic system of medicine or (more broadly) scholarship.
- 3
One that wants to spread Arabic culture; an Arab nationalist.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to Arabism; medieval Arabic scholarship.
- 2
Pertaining to the study of Arabic language or culture.
- 3
Pertaining to Arab nationalism; promoting Arab interests.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arabist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Arabist, Arabistin |
| Portuguese | arabista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Arabist come from?
From Arab + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).