The term arab (arabic: عø±ø¨ ê»arab) generally refers to those persons who speak arabic as their native tongue. There are estimated to be over 300 million people living in the arab world.

Yet many observers are inclined to doubt whether there is any reality underlying the common use of the term arab. And it is indeed not easy to define what is meant by an arab. The arabs are not a distinct … The meaning of arab is a member of an arabic-speaking people. Arabic is written with the arabic alphabet, an abjad script that is written from right to left.

Arabic is written with the arabic alphabet, an abjad script that is written from right to left.