Definition of Arabist in English:
Arabist
noun ˈarəbɪstˈɛrəbəst
1A person who studies Arabic civilization or language.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a novelist and an Arabist whose scholarship leads him into intriguing discussions.
- In casting off Western civilization, Thesiger gained admittance to one of the most elite and self-consciously literary tribes in modern English writing - the British Arabists.
- ‘Journalists on both sides make editorial decisions based on their culture,’ says Hugh Miles, an Oxford-educated Arabist and author of a recently published book.
- Traveller, Arabist, and great Victorian outsider, Burton joined the Indian army in 1842.
- He is among the best of the Western reporters now in the Middle East in part because he is an Arabist.
- 1.1 A person who supports Arab nationalism or political interests.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, in a deeply philosophical sense, the actions of both the Arabists in the Arab world and the Unionists in Turkey were an expression of a larger problem: the decay and final disintegration of the Ottoman empire.
- Napoleon hired a group of Arabs and Arabists who would translate a series of pronouncements.
- Too bad his analysis is rejected, out of hand, by most Arabists.
- But as they claim Arab descent and an Arab cultural identity, they make a convenient local ally for the Arabists.
adjective ˈarəbɪstˈɛrəbəst
Relating to Arabic civilization or language.
Definition of Arabist in US English:
Arabist
nounˈɛrəbəstˈerəbəst
1A person who studies Arabic civilization or language.
Example sentencesExamples
- In casting off Western civilization, Thesiger gained admittance to one of the most elite and self-consciously literary tribes in modern English writing - the British Arabists.
- He is a novelist and an Arabist whose scholarship leads him into intriguing discussions.
- ‘Journalists on both sides make editorial decisions based on their culture,’ says Hugh Miles, an Oxford-educated Arabist and author of a recently published book.
- Traveller, Arabist, and great Victorian outsider, Burton joined the Indian army in 1842.
- He is among the best of the Western reporters now in the Middle East in part because he is an Arabist.
- 1.1 A person who supports Arab nationalism or political interests.
Example sentencesExamples
- But as they claim Arab descent and an Arab cultural identity, they make a convenient local ally for the Arabists.
- Napoleon hired a group of Arabs and Arabists who would translate a series of pronouncements.
- Too bad his analysis is rejected, out of hand, by most Arabists.
- However, in a deeply philosophical sense, the actions of both the Arabists in the Arab world and the Unionists in Turkey were an expression of a larger problem: the decay and final disintegration of the Ottoman empire.
adjectiveˈɛrəbəstˈerəbəst
Relating to Arabic civilization or language.