adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Arabism; medieval Arabic scholarship.
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Standard Lemma guide
Arabist
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adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the study of Arabic language or culture.
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adj
Meaning 3
Pertaining to Arab nationalism; promoting Arab interests.
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noun
Meaning 4
A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
One who followed the Arabic system of medicine or (more broadly) scholarship.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
One that wants to spread Arabic culture; an Arab nationalist.
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Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 7
a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Arab Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Arabist From Arab + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Finnish: arabisti — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Galician: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Georgian: არაბისტი (arabisṭi) — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- German: Arabist — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- German: Arabistin — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Greek: αραβιστής (aravistís) — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Greek: αραβολόγος (aravológos) — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Hungarian: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Italian: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Polish: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Polish: arabistka — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Portuguese: arabista — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Romanian: arabist — a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Portuguese: arabista — politics: one that wants to spread Arabic culture