Meccann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmɛk(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s– Meccan, 1800s Mekkan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mecca , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mecca (see Mecca n.) + -an suffix.

A. n.

An inhabitant or native of Mecca.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [noun]

MedeeOE

Persianc1375

Persec1384

Medianc1400

Lydian1545

Mesopotamian1553

Meccana1618

Ma'dan1792

Omanic1819

Iraqi1824

Yemenite1864

Sumerian1873

Akkadian1908

Yemeni1916

Marsh Arab1917

Medinese1922

Iraqian1923

Kuwaiti1928

Tehrani1939

Qatari1954

a1618 W. Raleigh Life & Death Mahomet (1637) 17 God was displeased with the Meccans for the rigorous persecuting of him and his Sectuaries.

1734 G. Sale Preliminary Disc. vi. 145 in tr. Koran The spoil..he bestowed..on the Meccans only.., highly distinguishing the principal Korashites, that he might ingratiate himself with them.

a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Trav. Arabia (1829) II. 244 The Medinans have not the same means of gaining a living as the Mekkans.

1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. 280 The Meccans, a dark people, say of the Madani that their hearts are black and their skins are white.

1902 A. B. Davidson Biblical & Lit. Ess. 224 This appellation being derived from an attack made on the Meccans that year.

1949 H. A. R. Gibb Mohammedanism ii. 25 Humanly speaking, Mohammed succeeded because he was a Meccan.

1962 B. C. Aswad in L. E. Sweet Peoples & Cultures of Middle East (1970) I. 54 Several important members of the newly emerging Medina community were in fact Meccans who had accompanied Muhammad to Medina.

1986 R. Trench Arabian Travellers v. 90 Burton explored the city... Most Meccans, he observed, had Negro concubines.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Mecca.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Asia Minor and Middle East > present cities

Sidonian1578

Meccan1638

Medinese1911

Tel Avivian1941

Tehrani1975

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 27 The Meccan zealists have here a few poore built Mosques.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 134 Such as the Meccan Prophet us'd of yore.

1830 S. L. Fairfield Abaddon & Other Poems 123 The Meccan pilgrim wends Alone along the waste of death.

1898 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Feb. 511 A crowd of Meccan pilgrims.

1951 A. R. Lewis Naval Power & Trade in Mediterranean iii. 56 He, representing the Meccan land bedouin tradition, was fearful of the innovation of an Arab expedition upon the sea.

1989 Listener 21–8 Dec. 63/1 This clan of Meccan aristocrats were to prove themselves broken reeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meccan
释义	Meccann.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmɛk(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s– Meccan, 1800s Mekkan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mecca , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mecca (see Mecca n.) + -an suffix. A. n. An inhabitant or native of Mecca. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [noun] MedeeOE Persianc1375 Persec1384 Medianc1400 Lydian1545 Mesopotamian1553 Meccana1618 Ma'dan1792 Omanic1819 Iraqi1824 Yemenite1864 Sumerian1873 Akkadian1908 Yemeni1916 Marsh Arab1917 Medinese1922 Iraqian1923 Kuwaiti1928 Tehrani1939 Qatari1954 a1618 W. Raleigh Life & Death Mahomet (1637) 17 God was displeased with the Meccans for the rigorous persecuting of him and his Sectuaries. 1734 G. Sale Preliminary Disc. vi. 145 in tr. Koran The spoil..he bestowed..on the Meccans only.., highly distinguishing the principal Korashites, that he might ingratiate himself with them. a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Trav. Arabia (1829) II. 244 The Medinans have not the same means of gaining a living as the Mekkans. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. 280 The Meccans, a dark people, say of the Madani that their hearts are black and their skins are white. 1902 A. B. Davidson Biblical & Lit. Ess. 224 This appellation being derived from an attack made on the Meccans that year. 1949 H. A. R. Gibb Mohammedanism ii. 25 Humanly speaking, Mohammed succeeded because he was a Meccan. 1962 B. C. Aswad in L. E. Sweet Peoples & Cultures of Middle East (1970) I. 54 Several important members of the newly emerging Medina community were in fact Meccans who had accompanied Muhammad to Medina. 1986 R. Trench Arabian Travellers v. 90 Burton explored the city... Most Meccans, he observed, had Negro concubines. B. adj. Of or relating to Mecca. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Asia Minor and Middle East > present cities Sidonian1578 Meccan1638 Medinese1911 Tel Avivian1941 Tehrani1975 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 27 The Meccan zealists have here a few poore built Mosques. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 134 Such as the Meccan Prophet us'd of yore. 1830 S. L. Fairfield Abaddon & Other Poems 123 The Meccan pilgrim wends Alone along the waste of death. 1898 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Feb. 511 A crowd of Meccan pilgrims. 1951 A. R. Lewis Naval Power & Trade in Mediterranean iii. 56 He, representing the Meccan land bedouin tradition, was fearful of the innovation of an Arab expedition upon the sea. 1989 Listener 21–8 Dec. 63/1 This clan of Meccan aristocrats were to prove themselves broken reeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1618
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