Nabataean

noun

Nab·​a·​tae·​an

variants or less commonly Nabatean

ˌnabəˈtēən

plural -s

1

: an Arab of Nabataea

2

: a dialect of Aramaic spoken by the Nabataeans as shown in their inscriptions

Nabataean adjective

or less commonly Nabatean

Word History

Etymology

Latin nabataeus, nabathaeus, Nabataean (from Nabataea, Nabathaea, ancient Arab kingdom to the east and southeast of Palestine, from Arabic Nebāṭu) + English -an

Rhymes for Nabataea

• atypia
• cinerea
• cytherea
• diarrhea
• diarrhoea
• dulcinea
• eimeria
• eulalia
• galatea
• galleria
• gonorrhea
• gonorrhoea

Geographical Definition

Nabataea

geographical name

Nab·​a·​taea ˌna-bə-ˈtē-ə 

variants or Nabatea

ancient Arab kingdom southeast of Palestine

Nabataean adjective or noun

or Nabatean

ˌna-bə-ˈtē-ən