n.
Pronunciation: ' a-r ə b, ' er- ə b; dial also ' ā - ˌ rab
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Arabus, Arabs, from Greek Arab-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian Arabu, Aribi desert nomads, Arabic A ‘ r ā b Bedouins
Date: 14th century
1 a : a member of the Semitic people of the Arabian Peninsula b : a member of an Arabic-speaking people
2 : ARABIAN HORSE
– Arab adjective