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Arabizi
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English
Alternative forms
en 3arabizi Arabeezi
Etymology
en spelling
en ar عَرَبِيزِيّ, a ar عَرَبِيّ<t:Arabic> إِنْكْلِيزِيّ<tr:ʔinglīziyy><t:English> 1 1.
The alternative spelling 3arabizi is the Arabizi rendering of the word ar عَرَبِيزِيّ itself.
Proper noun
en neologism Arabic written in the Arabic chat alphabet, which uses a combination of Latin letters and Western Arabic numerals.
en Arabish Franco-Arabic
en Noor Nazzal Arabizi sparks concern among educators https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/arabizi-sparks-concern-among-educators-1.1181529 https://web.archive.org/web/20260114205908/https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/arabizi-sparks-concern-among-educators-1.1181529 14 January 2026 9 May 2013 w:Gulf News 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.