Arab

Arab
Arab Ar"ab (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi, arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.] One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc. [1913 Webster]

{Street Arab}, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor. [1913 Webster]

The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are shivering in damp doorways. --Lond. Sat. Rev. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • arab — ARÁB, Ă, arabi, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care face parte din populaţia de bază a unor ţări din Orientul Apropiat şi din nordul Africii. 2. adj. Care aparţine arabilor (1) sau ţărilor arabe, privitor la arabi sau la ţările arabe; …   Dicționar Român

  • Arab — Arab, Arabian, Arabic 1. These three terms refer to different aspects of Arabia and its people: Arab means a member of the Semitic people now inhabiting large parts of the Middle East and North Africa, and is also used as a quasi adjective before …   Modern English usage

  • Arab — ist der Name folgender Orte: eine Stadt in Alabama, USA, siehe Arab (Alabama) Arab steht für: ein von 1926 bis 1928 gebautes britisches Hochleistungsautomobil, siehe Arab Motors Arab als Abkürzung steht für: Antifaschistische Revolutionäre Aktion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Arab — (n.) late 14c. (Arabes, a plural form), from O.Fr. Arabi, from L. Arabs (acc. Arabem), from Gk. Araps (gen. Arabos), from Arabic arab, indigenous name of the people, perhaps lit. inhabitant of the desert and related to Heb. arabha desert. Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • Arab — Arab1 [ar′əb, er′əb] [ME Arabes (pl.) < L Arabes, Arabs, an Arab < Gr Araps, pl. Arabes < Ar ʼarab] n. 1. a person born or living in Arabia 2. a member of a Semitic people originating in Arabia but now widely scattered throughout… …   English World dictionary

  • Arab — Arab, AL U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 7174 Housing Units (2000): 3223 Land area (2000): 12.768564 sq. miles (33.070427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.081631 sq. miles (0.211423 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.850195 sq. miles (33.281850 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Arab, AL — U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 7174 Housing Units (2000): 3223 Land area (2000): 12.768564 sq. miles (33.070427 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.081631 sq. miles (0.211423 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.850195 sq. miles (33.281850 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • arab — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mż I, Mc. arabbie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} gorąco krwisty koń wierzchowy o małej, kształtnej głowie i pięknej budowie ciała <arab.> {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • ARAB — Latine insidians, vel multiplicans, aut senestra, sive locusta, civitas in tribu Iudae. Ios. c. 15. v. 51 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Arab — Porté en Afrique du Nord, le nom désigne celui qui appartient à une communauté arabe, tout comme son dérivé Arabi …   Noms de famille

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