Arabicismn.
/əˈrabᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əˈræbəˌsɪz(ə)m/ A word, phrase, or other linguistic feature that has been borrowed from or influenced by Arabic.
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Arabicism1778
1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. vi. 115 He proves the work supposititious, from its several Arabicisms and the scriptural expressions, &c.
1827 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 35 188 Hebraisms, and Arabicisms, which might frequently send the best scholar to his Lexicons.
1898 A. S. Lewis In Shadow of Sinai vi. 137 This was curious, for the i of that word is not pronounced in Syriac, but perhaps it was an Arabicism.
1910 F. W. Hasluck Cyzicus viii. 90 Malikesri and Akbara are evidently Arabicisms.
1952 G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. xxi. 546 The Latin text was edited by E. H. F. Meyer... It contains many Arabicisms.
2001 Iran & Caucasus 5 198 Turkish influences do not stand out with the high profile of Arabicisms in literary Persian.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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