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Arab.

Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæɹəb/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəb/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəb//ˈɛɹəb/
  1. Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”) or back-formation from Arabic.

noun/ˈæɹəb/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəb/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəb//ˈɛɹəb/
  1. A member of the Semitic ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula.

  2. A person from the Middle East and North Africa, whose mother tongue is Arabic.

    broadly
  3. An Arabian horse.

    uncommon
  4. A street Arab.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”) or back-formation from Arabic.

name/ˈæɹəb/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈaɹəb/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈæɹəb//ˈɛɹəb/
  1. A city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States.

  2. The Arabic language.

    dated · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”) or back-formation from Arabic.

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