Arabist
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Arabist (plural Arabists)
- (anthropology, linguistics) A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language. [from 17th c.]
- (historical) One who followed the Arabic system of medicine or (more broadly) scholarship. [from 18th c.]
- (politics) One that wants to spread Arabic culture; an Arab nationalist. [from 20th c.]
Translations
a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
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historical: one who followed the Arabic system of surgery
politics: one that wants to spread Arabic culture
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Adjective
Arabist (comparative more Arabist, superlative most Arabist)
- Pertaining to Arabism; medieval Arabic scholarship. [from 19th c.]
- Pertaining to the study of Arabic language or culture. [from 19th c.]
- Pertaining to Arab nationalism; promoting Arab interests. [from 20th c.]
- 2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 24:
- Two of the most influential Arabist societies were established beyond the reach of Ottoman censors and police.
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