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[ar-uh-bist]

Ar·ab·ist

[ar-uh-bist]
noun
1.
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
2.
a supporter of Arab interests, especially in international affairs.

Origin:
1745–55; Arab + -ist
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Arabist is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Arabist (ˈærəbɪst)
 
n
a student or expert in Arabic culture, language, history, etc

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