Nabateann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌnabəˈtiːən/, U.S.

/ˌnɑbəˈtiən/

Forms: 1500s Nabatheen, 1500s Nabathees (plural), 1600s 1800s Nabathaean, 1600s 1800s– Nabataean, 1600s– Nabathean, 1800s– Nabatean.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Nabataeus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Nabataeus, Nabathaeus ( < Hellenistic Greek Ναβαταῖος, Ναβαθαῖος; compare Arabic Nabaṭī of or relating to the Nabateans < al-Nabaṭ the Nabateans) + -an suffix. With use as noun compare classical Latin Nabataeī (plural), Hellenistic Greek Ναβαταίοι inhabitants of Nabatea.In form Nabatheen after Middle French Nabatheen (1562 in the passage translated in quot. 1601 at sense A. 1); in form Nabathees (plural) after Middle French Nabathees (plural; 1576 in the passage translated in quot. 1585 at sense A. 1). Compare also Portuguese Nabateu (16th cent.).

A. n.

1. A member of an ancient people who inhabited areas of western Arabia between the Euphrates and the Red Sea.Nabatea, the kingdom of this people, flourished around the 2nd century b.c. Its capital was at Petra in modern-day Jordan.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [noun] > person

Idumaeanc897

PhilistineeOE

PhilisteeOE

Philistianc1375

Midianitea1382

Moabitea1382

Chaldee1382

Scytha1387

Ammonitea1393

Alana1450

Amorite1530

Kenite1535

Scythian1543

Nabatean1555

Illyrian1584

Sabaean1607

Hittite1608

Homerite1613

White Hun1653

Judahite1708

Alarodian1709

Cimmerian1797

Thamudite1833

Himyarite1842

Akkadian1857

Saka1880

Ephthalite1882

Kassite1888

Hurrian1911

Hattian1914

Tarsian1914

Subarian1923

Gutian1928

Urartian1934

Nesite1949

Luvian1961

Eblaite1976

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. i. 118 The Nabatheens of all other arabiens are the beste husbandes, and thriftiest sparers.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. ix. f. 121^v Their most famous..neighbors are the Nabathees.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xii. xx. 374 The Troglodyte Nabathæans: who onely of the ancient Nabathæans, there setled and remained.

1652 F. Goldsmith tr. H. Grotius Sophompaneas iii. 22 Propitious Heaven better times will send, When Ægypt shall those Nabatæans tame, Which warme themselves in our afflictions flame.

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. ii. 354 The Nabatheans, a People no less famous in profane History.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 160/1 Nabatæans, a famous people of ancient Arabia.

1920 Public Opinion 9 July 42/3 Little did the ancient..Nabataeans imagine that a people called Americans would one day wander among the ruins of their proud city.

1974 Times 21 Dec. 11/4 The Arava, stretching from the Dead Sea to Eilat, which has been virtually virgin soil since the days of the Nabateans.

1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking i. 9 She found..the writing of its early inhabitants, the Nabateans, carved in the deep ravines.

2. The Semitic language formerly spoken by this people. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Aramaic

Chaldeish?c1510

Chaldee1602

Chaldic1623

Chaldean1690

Aramaic1882

Samaritan1886

Palmyrene1890

Nabatean1911

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 626/1 The language of this country was Nabataean.

1986 Classical Rev. 36 i. 113 He notes rightly that the letters K and b often resemble one another in Nabataean as in other Semitic scripts.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Nabatea, the Nabateans, or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [adjective]

MidianitishOE

MoabitishOE

Ammonitea1325

Moabitea1325

Amalekitea1382

Midianitea1382

Amorite1530

Scythian1567

Philistian1569

Sabaeana1586

Scythian-likea1599

Nabatean1614

Philistean1623

Scythic1623

Chaldean1732

Alarodian1737

Philistinian1773

Judahite1797

Philistine1842

Moabitic1851

Himyaritic1854

Akkadian1856

Scythized1861

Cimmerian1862

Idumaean1863

Himyaric1864

Hittite1871

Kassite1894

Hattian1908

Khaldian1908

Kenite1911

Hattic1913

Ephthalite1920

Subarian1923

Hurrian1928

Gutian1929

Saka1958

Luvian1963

Urartian1965

Eblaite1976

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia iv. 124 This East wind with Nabathean blasts, A loofe from his owne quarter casts The clouds.

1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad iv. 498 The Nabathean [Port. Nabateas] Mountayn's sight they lost, So named from the Son of Ishmael.

1827 J. Mitford Proem in Sacred Specimens p. xxxii Where..the Nabatæan bow close ambush'd smote the unguarded foe.

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 411/2 Two forms of Shemitic writing (the Palmyrenian.., and the Sinaitic or Nabathæan).

1897 F. Hommel in H. von Hilprecht Recent Res. in Bible Lands 146 Between the decline of the Nabatean Empire and the appearance of Muhammad.

1905 G. Bell Let. 24 Oct. (1927) I. xi. 225 I'm going to his house tomorrow to look over some Nabathean and Safaitic inscriptions and discuss what is to be found in Nejd.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Oct. 832/2 The sources of Nabatean history.

1988 Holiday Which? May 132/2 Once a Nabatean settlement.., now the..silhouette of an arched gateway, and a square tower are the only landmarks.

2000 Explore Worldwide Brochure 2001–2 39/1 We'll stop at ruined Nabatean fortresses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nabatean
释义	Nabateann.adj. Brit. /ˌnabəˈtiːən/, U.S. /ˌnɑbəˈtiən/ Forms: 1500s Nabatheen, 1500s Nabathees (plural), 1600s 1800s Nabathaean, 1600s 1800s– Nabataean, 1600s– Nabathean, 1800s– Nabatean. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Nabataeus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Nabataeus, Nabathaeus ( < Hellenistic Greek Ναβαταῖος, Ναβαθαῖος; compare Arabic Nabaṭī of or relating to the Nabateans < al-Nabaṭ the Nabateans) + -an suffix. With use as noun compare classical Latin Nabataeī (plural), Hellenistic Greek Ναβαταίοι inhabitants of Nabatea.In form Nabatheen after Middle French Nabatheen (1562 in the passage translated in quot. 1601 at sense A. 1); in form Nabathees (plural) after Middle French Nabathees (plural; 1576 in the passage translated in quot. 1585 at sense A. 1). Compare also Portuguese Nabateu (16th cent.). A. n. 1. A member of an ancient people who inhabited areas of western Arabia between the Euphrates and the Red Sea.Nabatea, the kingdom of this people, flourished around the 2nd century b.c. Its capital was at Petra in modern-day Jordan. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [noun] > person Idumaeanc897 PhilistineeOE PhilisteeOE Philistianc1375 Midianitea1382 Moabitea1382 Chaldee1382 Scytha1387 Ammonitea1393 Alana1450 Amorite1530 Kenite1535 Scythian1543 Nabatean1555 Illyrian1584 Sabaean1607 Hittite1608 Homerite1613 White Hun1653 Judahite1708 Alarodian1709 Cimmerian1797 Thamudite1833 Himyarite1842 Akkadian1857 Saka1880 Ephthalite1882 Kassite1888 Hurrian1911 Hattian1914 Tarsian1914 Subarian1923 Gutian1928 Urartian1934 Nesite1949 Luvian1961 Eblaite1976 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. i. 118 The Nabatheens of all other arabiens are the beste husbandes, and thriftiest sparers. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. ix. f. 121^v Their most famous..neighbors are the Nabathees. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xii. xx. 374 The Troglodyte Nabathæans: who onely of the ancient Nabathæans, there setled and remained. 1652 F. Goldsmith tr. H. Grotius Sophompaneas iii. 22 Propitious Heaven better times will send, When Ægypt shall those Nabatæans tame, Which warme themselves in our afflictions flame. 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. ii. 354 The Nabatheans, a People no less famous in profane History. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 160/1 Nabatæans, a famous people of ancient Arabia. 1920 Public Opinion 9 July 42/3 Little did the ancient..Nabataeans imagine that a people called Americans would one day wander among the ruins of their proud city. 1974 Times 21 Dec. 11/4 The Arava, stretching from the Dead Sea to Eilat, which has been virtually virgin soil since the days of the Nabateans. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking i. 9 She found..the writing of its early inhabitants, the Nabateans, carved in the deep ravines. 2. The Semitic language formerly spoken by this people. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Aramaic Chaldeish?c1510 Chaldee1602 Chaldic1623 Chaldean1690 Aramaic1882 Samaritan1886 Palmyrene1890 Nabatean1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 626/1 The language of this country was Nabataean. 1986 Classical Rev. 36 i. 113 He notes rightly that the letters K and b often resemble one another in Nabataean as in other Semitic scripts. B. adj. Of or relating to Nabatea, the Nabateans, or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of the Middle East and Asia Minor > [adjective] MidianitishOE MoabitishOE Ammonitea1325 Moabitea1325 Amalekitea1382 Midianitea1382 Amorite1530 Scythian1567 Philistian1569 Sabaeana1586 Scythian-likea1599 Nabatean1614 Philistean1623 Scythic1623 Chaldean1732 Alarodian1737 Philistinian1773 Judahite1797 Philistine1842 Moabitic1851 Himyaritic1854 Akkadian1856 Scythized1861 Cimmerian1862 Idumaean1863 Himyaric1864 Hittite1871 Kassite1894 Hattian1908 Khaldian1908 Kenite1911 Hattic1913 Ephthalite1920 Subarian1923 Hurrian1928 Gutian1929 Saka1958 Luvian1963 Urartian1965 Eblaite1976 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia iv. 124 This East wind with Nabathean blasts, A loofe from his owne quarter casts The clouds. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad iv. 498 The Nabathean [Port. Nabateas] Mountayn's sight they lost, So named from the Son of Ishmael. 1827 J. Mitford Proem in Sacred Specimens p. xxxii Where..the Nabatæan bow close ambush'd smote the unguarded foe. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 411/2 Two forms of Shemitic writing (the Palmyrenian.., and the Sinaitic or Nabathæan). 1897 F. Hommel in H. von Hilprecht Recent Res. in Bible Lands 146 Between the decline of the Nabatean Empire and the appearance of Muhammad. 1905 G. Bell Let. 24 Oct. (1927) I. xi. 225 I'm going to his house tomorrow to look over some Nabathean and Safaitic inscriptions and discuss what is to be found in Nejd. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Oct. 832/2 The sources of Nabatean history. 1988 Holiday Which? May 132/2 Once a Nabatean settlement.., now the..silhouette of an arched gateway, and a square tower are the only landmarks. 2000 Explore Worldwide Brochure 2001–2 39/1 We'll stop at ruined Nabatean fortresses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1555
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