מסתערב

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• מוסתערב / מֻסְתַּעֲרֵב (musta'arév)

Etymology

Either directly borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَعْرِب (mustaʕrib), or from הִסְתַּעֲרֵב (hista'arév), from Arabic اِسْتَعْرَبَ (istaʕraba).

Noun

מִסְתַּעֲרֵב • (mista'arév) m (plural indefinite מִסְתַּעַרְבִים)

1. (historical) a Jew who assimilated to Arab culture
2. (military) an Israeli soldier or intelligence agent disguised as an Arab, trained to blend in culturally and linguistically