Meaning

4 senses
  1. A member of the Semitic ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula.

    a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

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

    Araber, Araberin

    ара́бaráb, ара́бкаarábka

    ара́бaráb, ара́бкаarábka

  3. (uncommon)An Arabian horse.

  4. (archaic)A street Arab.

    a. 1892, Charles Spurgeon, a sermon You Christian people often see the little gutter children — the poor little arabs in the street — and you feel much pity for them, as well you may.

Examples

150 sentences
  1. Arab is not a difficult language.

    deArabisch ist keine schwere Sprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Are you an Arab?

    Ти араб? — deniko

    ruТы араб? — odexed

    deBist du Araber? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Arab countries have to criminalize child marriage.

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  4. Arab is rather used as a cultural rather than an ethnic or racial identifier.

  5. Japan depends on Arab countries for oil.

    ruЯпония зависит от арабских стран в плане нефти. — odexed

    deJapan ist wegen des Öles von arabischen Ländern abhängig. — Espi

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person from Arabia:
Русский
By meaning 1
person from Arabia:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person from Arabia:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: Arabs
SingularArab
PluralArabs

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa:Arabian
  • a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia:Arabian

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Arab — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto