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Arabist

American  
[ar-uh-bist] / ˈær ə bɪst /

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.


Arabist British  
/ ˈærəbɪst /

noun

  1. a student or expert in Arabic culture, language, history, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Arabist

First recorded in 1745–55; Arab + -ist


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Elisabeth Kendall, an Arabist and Yemen specialist at the University of Cambridge, put it this way in a recent CNN interview:

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024

Not least, the great British Arabist Robert Irwin provides a detailed essay analyzing the character and origin of the tales that came to us through Diyab.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021

He is an Arabist, was station chief in Saudi Arabia in the 90s and Chief of Staff to Director George Tenet in the years after 9/11.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2013

The only Arabist with real knowledge of the country was a holdover from the previous administration.

From Newsweek ● Sep. 25, 2012

Here, therefore, I hold that the Austrian Arabist has proved his point whilst the Frenchman has failed.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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