Nabataean
English
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editEtymology
editLatin Nabataeus, Ancient Greek Ναβαταῖος (Nabataîos), ultimately from the same root as Arabic أَنْبَاط (ʔanbāṭ)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌnæ.bəˈtiː.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iən
- Hyphenation: Na‧ba‧tae‧an
Noun
editNabataean (plural Nabataeans)
- Any of a group of people who once lived around modern Jordan.
Translations
editany of a group of people who once lived around modern Jordan
Proper noun
editNabataean
- The language of those people.
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editAdjective
editNabataean (comparative more Nabataean, superlative most Nabataean)
- Relating to the Nabataean people or their language.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
- We tug our hammer-headed mules along the tourist trails of Petra, the fabled Nabataean capital cut from rock the color of living muscle.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
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