Nubian

English Etymology From en ML. Nubianus directly and via en fr nubien, from la Nubia + la -anus -an: forming adjectives, from la Nubae ancient Nubians + la -ia -ia: forming place names, from en grc-koi Νοῦβαι, q.v. Equivalent to en Nubia an or en Nuba ian. Pronunciation en /ˈnjʉːbiːən/ /ˈnʉːbiːən/ Australia en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nubian.wav Southern England Noun A person from Nubia, variously intending en informal A person from the region of Nubia in modern Egypt and Sudan or a descendant of such a person. en historical A person from any of the former states or provinces known as Nubia or a descendant of such a person. en Nuba en literary inexact en person of color, any person with dark skin, particularly one from Africa. en obsolete inexact A black slave, particularly one from East Africa. en obsolete inexact An Ethiopian Christian, particularly a Tewahedo Orthodox Christian. en Oriental Orthodox Monophysite An animal from Nubia, particularly en Nubian goat or Anglo-Nubian goat. en obsolete rare A horse from the region of Nubia or a descendant of such a horse. en obsolete rare A kind of black dress material. Translations A person from Nubia Arabic: ar Belarusian: be нубі́ец m, be нубі́йка f Bulgarian: bg нуби́ец m, bg нуби́йка f Czech: cs Núbijec m, cs Núbijka f Dutch: nl Nubiër m Egyptian: nḥsj nH-H-s-y Finnish: fi nubialainen French: fr Nubien Italian: la nubiano Latin: la Nuba, la Nubianus Norwegian: Bokmål: nb nubier Nynorsk: nn nubiar Nubian: Nobiin: fia nob Old Nubian: onw ⳡⲟⲡ Polish: pl Nubijczyk m, pl Nubijka f Russian: ru нуби́ец m, ru нуби́йка f Spanish: es nubio Swedish: sv nubier c Ukrainian: uk нубі́єць m, uk нубі́йка f Adjective Of or related to Nubia, its animals, or the Nubian people. Of or related to the Nubian group of the Eastern Sudanic language family. en Nobiin Birgid Hill Nubian Midob Kenzi Dongolawi Dongolese Koldaji Kulfan en literary en African of or related to Africa or dark-skinned people of African descent. Derived terms en Anglo-Nubian Anglo-Nubian goat Hill Nubian Nubian Desert Nubian giraffe Nubian goat Nubian ibex Nubian knot Nubian lion Nubianness Nubian queen Nubian woodpecker Old Nubian Protonubian,Proto-Nubian Translations pertaining to Nubia Belarusian: be нубі́йскі Bulgarian: bg нуби́йски Czech: cs núbijský Danish: da nubisk Dutch: nl Nubisch Finnish: fi nubialainen French: fr nubien German: de nubisch Italian: it nubiano Latin: la Nubianus Norwegian: Bokmål: nb nubisk Nynorsk: nn nubisk Polish: pl nubijski Russian: ru нуби́йский Spanish: es nubio Swedish: sv nubisk Ukrainian: uk нубі́йський Anagrams en abinnu bunnia en Demonyms Sudan Egypt Ethiopia Africa Oriental Orthodoxy Clothing Slavery Language families