What does arab mean?
Definitions for arab
ˈær əbarab
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word arab.
Princeton's WordNet
Arab, Arabiannoun
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
Arabian, Arabnoun
a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
Wiktionary
Arabnoun
A Semitic person, whose antecedents were from Arabia
Arabnoun
A member of an Arabic-speaking community
Arabnoun
A particular breed of horse.
Arabadjective
of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations
Etymology: From عرب "Arabs" or عربي "Arab" (adjective), "Arabic".
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Arab refers to an ethnic group of people who are primarily associated with the Arab world, which consists of 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. This includes countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates. Arab people share common cultural characteristics and linguistic ties, with Arabic being their primary language. The term Arab can also refer to descendants of these people who live in other parts of the world. Arab culture and history are often intertwined with Islam, as the Arab world has been a major center of the Islamic religion since its inception in the 7th century.
Webster Dictionary
Arabnoun
one of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc
Etymology: [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. .]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arab
ar′ab, n. a native of Arabia: an Arab horse, noted for its gracefulness and speed: a neglected or homeless boy or girl—usually Street or City Arab.—adj. of or belonging to Arabia.—adj. Arāb′ian, relating to Arabia.—n. a native of Arabia.—adj. Ar′abic, relating to Arabia, or to its language.—n. the language of Arabia.—ns. Ar′abism, an Arabic idiom; Ar′abist, one skilled in the Arabic language or literature; Ar′aby, a poetical form of Arabia. [L. Arabs, Arab-em—Gr. Araps.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ARAB
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arab is ranked #43285 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Arab surname appeared 499 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Arab.
51.5% or 257 total occurrences were White.
19.8% or 99 total occurrences were Asian.
18.4% or 92 total occurrences were Black.
5.6% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.6% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'arab' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4040
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'arab' in Adjectives Frequency: #555
Anagrams for arab »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arab in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of arab in a Sentence
Any signaling can move the price in either direction, if, like the ambassador mentioned, United Arab Emirates favors an increase in production, perhaps that's going to be discussed at the coming meeting on March 31.
The leadership of the UAE is playing the role of American policeman in the area and performs the dirtiest roles to help the Zionist project and is behind all destructive acts against the Muslim and Arab nations' aspirations.
In many cases the local wealthy Arab residents were among the buyers of sex slaves, different prices were paid at the time of purchase and in some cases slaves were sold for a profit. Buy back prices were usually higher than slave market price.
They won't let Arabs return, mostly the Karwiya. They want to take Jalawla. It's an Arab area.
I will do everything that I can to make sure that the United States does not get involved in another quagmire like we did in Iraq, the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of this country, we should be putting together a coalition of Arab countries who should be leading the effort.
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