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Arabs
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arabs àrabs arābs
English
Pronunciation
ârʹəbz āʹrăbz, en /ˈɛɹ.əbz/ /ˈeɪ.ɹæbz/
Usage notes
The second pronunciation (with a long "a" sound) is derogatory and used only in the sense of a person.
Noun
en noun form
en Arab
Anagrams
en aabrs Baars Baras Basra Sabra abras arbas sabar sabra
Latin
Etymology
la :bor grc:Ᾰ̓́ρᾰψ<t:Arab> 1 :ar
Pronunciation
Arabs
Note: the first vowel is phonemically short and is only found lengthened for the sake of meter in 4-syllabic forms of other related words, after the model of la Ī̆talia.
Noun
Arabs<3.Greek.both> Arabis Arabem/Araba Arabēs/Arabes Arabēs/Arabas m f
an inhabitant of Arabia, an Arab
Declension
Arabs<3.Greek.both> Arabis Arabem/Araba Arabēs/Arabes Arabēs/Arabas
Adjective
Arabs
Arabian
la Propertius Elegies 3 13 8 Inda cavīs aurum mittit formīca metallīs,et venit ē Rubrō concha Erycīna salō,et Tyros ostrīnōs praebet Cadmēa colōrēs,cinnamon et multī pistor odōris Arabs.
la Martial Epigrams 3 65 5 quod myrtus, quod messor Arabs, quod sūcina trita, / pallidus Ēōō tūre quod ignis olet
Related terms
la Ā̆rabia
la Ā̆rabicus
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