Nabataean

or Nab·a·te·an

[ nab-uh-tee-uh n ]
/ ˌnæb əˈti ən /

noun

a subject of the ancient kingdom of Nabataea.
the Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.

adjective

of or relating to the Nabataeans, their kingdom, or their dialect.

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Origin of Nabataean

1595–1605; < Latin Nabatae(a) name of kingdom + -an
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Example sentences from the Web for nabataean

  • He laughed at the little beggars, and then a Nabataean took them to be sold at Clysma to a merchant from Rome.

    Homo Sum, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for nabataean

Nabataean

Nabatean

/ (ˌnæbəˈtiːən) /

noun

a member of an Arab trading people who flourished southeast of Palestine, around Petra, in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
the extinct form of Aramaic spoken by this people
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