Arab
A member of the Semitic ethnic group native to the Arabian PeninsulaA member of the Semitic ethnic group native to the Arabian Peninsula.
» Arab is not a difficult language.
Arabisch ist keine schwere Sprache.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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
(broadly)A person from the Middle East and North Africa, whose mother tongue is Arabic.
Araber, Araberin
ара́бaráb, ара́бкаarábka
ара́бaráb, ара́бкаarábka
(uncommon)An Arabian horse.
(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 sentencesArab is not a difficult language.
deArabisch ist keine schwere Sprache. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you an Arab?
Ти араб? — deniko
ruТы араб? — odexed
deBist du Araber? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Arab countries have to criminalize child marriage.
Arab is rather used as a cultural rather than an ethnic or racial identifier.
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
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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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