Main Entry: ¹Ar·ab

Pronunciation: \ˈa-rəb, ˈer-əb; dial also ˈā-ˌrab\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Arabus, Arabs, from Greek Arab-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian Arabu, Aribi desert nomads, Arabic A‘rāb Bedouins

Date: 14th century

1 a : a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula b : a member of an Arabic-speaking people
2 : arabian horse

— Arab adjective