Nabataean
noun
a subject of the ancient kingdom of Nabataea.
Nabatean
-
a variation of
Nabataean.
Example Sentences
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Behind it was the vault that once contained almost 2,000 objects of 24-carat gold, gem-ornamented Nabatean funerary figures and ancient jewelry from the Kingdom of Kush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dr. Charloux suspects the engravers were influenced by Nabatean art, which came from an ancient nomadic people in the area, as well as the Parthians from what is now Iran.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
The funerary chambers hewn out of rock on a long hillside resemble those of Nabatean sites in southern Jordan, such as Petra.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
While the majority of inscriptions found at Hegra are in Nabatean, a Semitic language, some are in Greek, which lingered long after Alexander’s conquest of the Middle East.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2010
Kuthami, the Nabatean, his work on “Nabatean Agriculture,” 280. period in which he lived, 280 note.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
