#arabic studies
- Arabist — A specialist in Arabic studies; a person scientifically engaged in the study of the language, literature, history, philosophy, and culture of the Arab peoples. As an adjective, the term describes something pertaining to these specific academic studies or characteristic of a scholar dedicated to deciphering manuscripts and Middle Eastern geopolitics.
- Arabic studies — A branch of Oriental studies that deals with the complex, scientific, and systematic study of the Arabic language, literature, history, philosophy, religion, and culture of Arabic-speaking peoples. This academic discipline provides the philological tools necessary to decipher the evolution of Islamic civilization and its historical links with European and global spheres.