Nabataean

or Nab·a·te·an

[ nab-uh-tee-uhn ]

/ ˌnæb əˈti ən /

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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

Words nearby Nabataean

naan, naartjie, nab, Nabal, Nabataea, Nabataean, nabe, Naberezhnye Chelny, nabi, Nabis, nabla

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How to use Nabataean in a sentence

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