arabského

Arabského is a Czech and Slovak adjectival form derived from arabský, meaning "Arab" or "Arabic." It appears as a grammatical case form used to indicate possession, origin, or qualification and is commonly encountered in written and spoken contexts that describe relationships to Arab people, language, culture, or regions.

Grammatical role

In Czech and Slovak declension, arabského is the masculine animate or neuter singular genitive form of arabský, and it also serves as the accusative singular form for masculine animate nouns (where accusative = genitive). Typical uses include phrases like arabského písma ("of the Arabic script"), arabského světa ("of the Arab world"), or přítel arabského původu ("a friend of Arab origin").

Etymology and related forms

The root arab- ultimately traces through Medieval Latin and Greek back to Arabic and the ethnonym "Arab." Related Czech and Slovak forms include arabský (nominative masculine), arabská (feminine), arabské (neuter or feminine/genitive), and arabština (the noun for the Arabic language).

Usage notes

As a case-dependent adjective, arabského must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. Its use is neutral and descriptive, appearing in contexts ranging from linguistics and history to geography and cultural studies.