Nabataean

Nab·a·tae·an

[nab-uh-tee-uhn]
noun
1.
a subject of the ancient kingdom of Nabataea.
2.
the Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the Nabataeans, their kingdom, or their dialect.
Also, Nab·a·te·an.


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

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Nabataean or Nabatean (ˌnæbəˈtiːən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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
 
Nabatean or Nabatean
 
n

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