PHOTO Selena Gomez’s Arabic tattoo explained

Selena Gomez did a little body modification recently — albeit (supposedly) not the kind the people were buzzing about last week: The 21-year-old singer got a new Arabic script tattoo on the right side of her mid back.

Bang Bang McCurdy, the “celebrity tattoo artist” who did the work, told E! News Selena’s wanted to get the design for a while.

“Selena already had it written out how she wanted,” he explained. “The tattoo is about 4 inches, and didn’t take too long, probably about 30-45 minutes. The longest part is laying it out. We played with it a bit laying it out, until we found the perfect spot.”

The saying translates to “love yourself first,” which seems to be a good motto for Selena to keep in mind these days.

“She loved it,” Bang Bang said of the end result. “She flipped out!”

Bang Bang said Selena has “five or six” tattoos, including a total of three from him… And doesn’t want to stop there!

“When we did that one, she was talking about another one,” said the New York City based artist. “But we haven’t talked plans just yet. There are always plans to do another one.”