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nabatean

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Nab⋅a⋅tae⋅an

  [nab-uh-tee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a subject of an ancient Arab kingdom in Palestine that became a Roman province in a.d. 106.
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; < L Nabatae(a) name of kingdom + -an
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Nab·a·tae·an also Nab·a·te·an   (nāb'ə-tē'ən)   
n.  

  1. A subject of the kingdom of Nabataea.

  2. The Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.

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