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Nabataean

or Nab·a·te·an

[ nab-uh-tee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Nabataea.
  2. the Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Nabataeans, their kingdom, or their dialect.

Nabataean

/ ˌnæbəˈtiːən /

noun

  1. a member of an Arab trading people who flourished southeast of Palestine, around Petra, in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
  2. the extinct form of Aramaic spoken by this people

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nabataean1

1595–1605; < Latin Nabatae ( a ) name of kingdom + -an

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Example Sentences

He laughed at the little beggars, and then a Nabataean took them to be sold at Clysma to a merchant from Rome.

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