ARAB

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, ~s, from Greek ~-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian ~u, Aribi desert nomads, ~ic A‘rāb Bedouins Date: 14th century 1. a member of the Semitic people of the ~ian Peninsula, a member of an ~ic-speaking people, ~ian horse , ~ adjective II. abbreviation ~ian; ~ic