Where does “العالم العربي” come from?
العالم العربي (Arabic) comes from Arabic عالم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
العالم العربي (Arabic): the Arab World
Ancestry of “العالم العربي”, step by step
العالم العربي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic عالم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عالم | world; universe, cosmos, existence; things,... |
| 2 | Arabic | عَلِمَ | to know, to perceive, to distinguish |
| 3 | Arabic | ل | to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | *lV- | for, to |
via Arabic عربي
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عربي | Arab; Arabic; Arabian |
| 2 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |