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Nabataean
Nab·a·tae·an
/
ˌnæb
əˈti
ən
/
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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)
—
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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