Arab
Middle Eastern native
Arab refers to a member of the Semitic peoples originating in the Arabian Peninsula and now spread across the Middle East and North Africa, or to anything relating to these peoples, their culture, or their language.
An Arab country is one where Arabic is the dominant language and Arab culture predominates.
The term is ethnic and cultural rather than religious—not all Arabs are Muslim, and most Muslims are not Arab.
Street Arab was once a term for homeless children, now dated and offensive.
Quranic monotheistic religion
- MuslimAdherent of Islam
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
Eid · Hajj · Kaaba · Mecca · Medina · Quran · Hadith · Sunnah
Traditional Arab market
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- oudAromatic heartwood or plucked instrument
poetry · falconry · henna · keffiyeh · thobe · abaya · hookah · arabesque
To leave behind completely
wadi · Bedouin · nomad · camel · Arabian Peninsula · Levant · Maghreb · Gulf
Of Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- LevantineOf the eastern Mediterranean
- PalestinianFrom territories near Israel
Jordanian · Egyptian · Syrian · Lebanese · Iraqi · Sudanese · Yemeni · Saudi
Mashed chickpea spread
- falafelFried spiced legume ball
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- datesCalendar numbers or courtship
- baklavaLayered nut pastry in syrup
shawarma · kebab · pita · tahini · za'atar · halal · mezze · kibbeh
Islamic successor-led government
- AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
- MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
algebra · astronomy · translation · conquest · Ottoman · colonialism · nationalism · independence
Written words for performance
- right-to-leftReading toward the margin
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- dialectRegional language variety
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
alphabet · loan words · numerals · diacritics · poetry · eloquence · rhetoric · literature
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
Ramadan · Eid · Hajj · Kaaba · Mecca · Medina · Quran · Hadith · Sunnah · Sharia
souk
Traditional Arab market
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
oud · poetry · falconry · henna · keffiyeh · thobe · abaya · hookah · arabesque · geometric
desert
To leave behind completely
oasis · wadi · Bedouin · nomad · camel · Arabian Peninsula · Levant · Maghreb · Gulf · Nile
Semitic
Of Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- LevantineOf the eastern Mediterranean
Palestinian · Jordanian · Egyptian · Syrian · Lebanese · Iraqi · Sudanese · Yemeni · Saudi · Emirati
hummus
Mashed chickpea spread
- falafelFried spiced legume ball
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- datesCalendar numbers or courtship
baklava · shawarma · kebab · pita · tahini · za'atar · halal · mezze · kibbeh · labneh
caliphate
Islamic successor-led government
- AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
- MoorishOf medieval Iberian Muslims
Golden Age · algebra · astronomy · translation · conquest · Ottoman · colonialism · nationalism · independence
script
Written words for performance
- right-to-leftReading toward the margin
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- dialectRegional language variety
calligraphy · alphabet · loan words · numerals · diacritics · poetry · eloquence · rhetoric · literature
- Arab cultureBedouin, emir, Baghdad, Mecca, Hajj
- Asian peoplesChinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai
- Middle EasternersEgyptian, Iraqi, Iranian, Israeli, Jordanian
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile
- Geographic AdjectivesAmerican, Asian, African, European, Australian
- Arab AmericanAmerican of Arab ancestry
- United Arab EmiratesGulf peninsula federation
- Arabic numeralsDecimal notation system
- Arabic scriptSemitic consonantal alphabet
- Arab Spring2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- 1948 Arab-Israeli WarFirst major Mideast armed conflict