Arabizi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic عَرَبِيزِيّ (ʕarabīziyy), a blend of عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy, “Arabic”) +‎ إِنْكْلِيزِيّ (ʔinglīziyy, “English”).

    The alternative spelling 3arabizi is the Arabizi rendering of the word عَرَبِيزِيّ (ʕarabīziyy) itself.

    Proper noun

    Arabizi

    1. (neologism) Arabic written in the Arabic chat alphabet, which uses a combination of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals.
      Synonyms: Arabish, Franco-Arabic
      • 2013 May 9, Noor Nazzal, “Arabizi sparks concern among educators”, in Gulf News‎[1], archived from the original on 20 October 2025:
        Writing and typing Arabic using English numbers and letters — Arabizi (spelled 3arabezee) — is raising eyebrows among Arab elders who worry that the excessive use of Arabizi will weaken the Arabic language.
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