Nabataean

American  

[nab-uh-tee-uhn] / ˌnæb əˈti ən /

Or Nabatean

noun

1. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Nabataea.

2. the Aramaic dialect of the Nabataeans.

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adjective

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

Nabataean British  

/ ˌnæbəˈtiːən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Nabataean

1595–1605; < Latin Nabatae ( a ) name of kingdom + -an

Example Sentences

The emperor Trajan added the Nabataean Kingdom, inhabited by a Semitic people of northern Arabia, to the Roman Empire in 106 CE.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Saad in Abdulaziz Al Rashid goes on to cite the rich remains of the Nabataean cities of Al Ula and Mada'n Saleh, the furthest western outpost of the civilisation centred at Petra in Jordan.

From BBC • May 12, 2017

Yet in its 1st century heyday, this vital city of the Nabataean kingdom was a key trading post for merchants plying spices, frankincense and myrrh from as far away as Yemen.

From Time • Mar. 14, 2013

He could tell at a glance whether a fragment came from a Nabataean water bottle or a cooking pot from the days of Joshua.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the east of the Dead Sea was the kingdom of the Nabataean Arabs, who controlled the caravan routes of the Arabian peninsula and who were firm Roman allies.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly