noun
Etymology
Origin of Arabist
Example Sentences
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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
The godfather of Russia’s military intervention in Syria is Yevgeny Primakov, a former prime minister and intelligence chief and for decades his nation’s leading Arabist.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2015
During his career, Sir John was regarded as the Foreign Office's foremost Arabist.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2015
The only Arabist with real knowledge of the country was a holdover from the previous administration.
From Newsweek • Sep. 25, 2012
The Finnish Arabist Wallin, who died Professor of Arabic at Helsingfors, speaks of a "Faráshat al- Shayh" = a carpet of wormwood.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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