Dearabicized

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Describing something from which Arabic elements or influences have been removed or eliminated ; relating to the process of reversing Arabic linguistic, cultural, or stylistic traits in a text, speech, or practice ; pertaining to the transformation that strips away Arabic characteristics to adopt non-Arabic standards
2. Referring to the removal of Arabic aspects or features from language, culture, or other contexts ; involving the alteration or adaptation of items originally Arabic into forms excluding Arabic influence ; concerning the modification that results in the absence of Arabic elements in style, language, or expression
3. Characterizing the process by which Arabic linguistic or cultural components are extracted or excluded ; denoting the act of converting or adapting material to a form free from Arabic influence ; indicating the state of having undergone changes to eliminate Arabic traits or attributes in a given medium or practice

Etymology: The word is formed by the prefix "de-," which in English usually means "reverse" or "remove," added to "arabicize," meaning to make something Arabic in character or influence. "Arabicize" is itself built from "Arabic," which comes through Latin "Arabicus" and Greek "Arabikos" from the name "Arabia." The final "-ed" makes it a past participle, so it works as a verb form ("the text was dearabicized") and as an adjective ("a dearabicized vocabulary"). It is a transparent coinage that follows ordinary English patterns, so its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Synonyms: latinized, romanized, transliterated

Antonyms: arabicized