This phrase may well have been a rendering of a popular Arabic expression.

　　這個短語可能翻譯自一個阿拉伯語常用表達。

　　His Arabic was not as good as his English, but serviceable enough

　　他的阿拉伯語沒有他的英語好，但是夠用了。

　　Flamenco has its roots in Arabic music.

　　弗拉明科起源于阿拉伯音樂。

　　The clock is available with either Roman or Arabic numerals.

　　這款鐘有帶羅馬數字的，也有帶阿拉伯數字的。

　　The change is part of the government's policy of phasing in Arabic as the official academic language.

　　這一變革是政府將逐步采用阿拉伯語作為官方學術語言政策的一部分。