Main Entry:

¹Ar·ab

Pronunciation:

\ˈa-rəb, ˈer-əb; dialect 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 people2: arabian horse

— Arab adjective