I. ˈa-rəb, ˈer-əb; dial also ˈā-ˌrab noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Arabus, Arabs, from Greek Arab-, Araps, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian Arabu, Aribi desert nomads, Arabic A‘rāb 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
II. abbreviation
Arabian; Arabic