arab
part of speech
noun (an Arab, Arabs); adjective (Arab)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco. tree →
2) (adjective) To do with Arabs or the Arab world, like Arab culture. tree →
3) An Arab horse, a beautiful breed known for speed and strength. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in geography and history lessons about the Middle East and North Africa, and in stories. It names a people and their culture, not a religion. Phrases: the Arab world, Arab countries, Arab culture, an Arab horse.
examples
- Many Arab families live in our city. tree →
- We learned about the Arab world in geography. tree →
- Arab scholars long ago helped develop algebra. tree →
- My friend Layla's family is Arab and speaks Arabic at home. tree →
- The Arab horse is famous for its speed. tree →
- Arab countries stretch from Morocco to Oman. tree →
- Our class tasted food from different Arab countries. tree →
- She first drank herself, according to the Arab custom, and then filled it for her sisters. tree →
note
Always written with a capital A: Arab. Related: Arabic (the language; also Arabic numerals 0–9), Arabian (Arabian Peninsula, Arabian Nights). Not all Arabs are Muslim, and most Muslims are not Arab. Use it respectfully as a name for a people.
In the corpora
- In the 1100s scholars in Toledo, in Spain, translated Arabic books into Latin, bringing Greek and Arab science to European readers.
- Arab, and Rumah, and Eshan;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «arab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.