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nounArabist (plural Arabists)
plural Arabists
- historicalOne who followed the Arabic system of medicine or (more broadly) scholarship.First known use 18th c.
- governmentOne that wants to spread Arabic culture; an Arab nationalist.First known use 20th c.
adjectiveArabist (comparative more Arabist, superlative most Arabist)
comparative more Arabist · superlative most Arabist
- Pertaining to Arabism; medieval Arabic scholarship.First known use 19th c.
- Pertaining to the study of Arabic language or culture.First known use 19th c.
- Pertaining to Arab nationalism; promoting Arab interests.First known use 20th c.
Two of the most influential Arabist societies were established beyond the reach of Ottoman censors and police.
2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 24
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Czech arabista
- arabistaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Finnish arabisti
- arabistia scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
German Arabist, Arabistin
- Arabista scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- Arabistina scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Greek αραβιστής, αραβολόγος
- αραβιστής (aravistís)a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- αραβολόγος (aravológos)a scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Hungarian arabista
- arabistaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Italian arabista
- arabistaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Polish arabista, arabistka
- arabistaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- arabistkaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
Portuguese arabista, arabista
- arabistaa scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
- arabistapolitics: one that wants to spread Arabic culture
Romanian arabist
- arabista scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language
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APA
Arabist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabist
MLA
“Arabist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arabist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabist.
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