[ ˌnabə'ti:ən ]
(also Nabatean )
■ noun
1》 a member of an ancient Arabian people having a kingdom with its capital at Petra (now in Jordan).
2》 the extinct language of the ~s.
■ adjective relating to the ~s.
Origin
from L. Nabat(h)aeus , Gk Nabat(h)aios + -an .