Arabs
Middle Eastern peoples
Arabs are people whose native language is Arabic or who identify with Arab culture, spanning North Africa and the Middle East.
The term encompasses diverse nationalities—Egyptians, Saudis, Lebanese, Moroccans—united more by language and cultural heritage than ethnicity or religion.
Arab countries formed a coalition.
Not all Arabs are Muslim, and most Muslims are not Arab.
Quranic monotheistic religion
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
- EidIslamic holy celebration
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
hijab · Quran · minaret · muezzin · prayer · pilgrimage · Mecca · Medina
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
- camelsHumped desert mammals
- oasisFertile desert spot
- nomadsUnsettled, roving people
- caravanTraveling group with goods
Sahara · dunes · sand · wadi · tent · falconry · date palm · sirocco
Readiness to give freely
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
dates · hosting · banquet · warmth · reception · open house · gathering · cordiality
Nomadic Arab desert peoples
- PeninsularOf land mostly water-bound
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
- IraqisNationals of a Gulf state
Syrians · Palestinians · Yemenis · Saudis · Jordanians · Lebanese · Omanis · Emiratis
Regional language variations
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- diglossiaCoexisting language varieties, distinct roles
Levantine · right-to-left · diacritics · eloquence · rhetoric
Ornamental handwriting art
Fried spiced legume ball
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- shawarmaCarved rotating-spit meat
- baklavaLayered nut pastry in syrup
dates · kebab · couscous · meze · tahini · kibbeh · knafeh · labneh
Islam
Quranic monotheistic religion
halal · hijab · Quran · minaret · muezzin · prayer · pilgrimage · Mecca · Medina · zakat
Bedouin
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
caravan · Sahara · dunes · sand · wadi · tent · falconry · date palm · sirocco · mirage
generosity
Readiness to give freely
coffee · dates · hosting · banquet · warmth · reception · open house · gathering · cordiality · graciousness
Bedouins
Nomadic Arab desert peoples
- PeninsularOf land mostly water-bound
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- EgyptiansNorth African Arab nation's people
Iraqis · Syrians · Palestinians · Yemenis · Saudis · Jordanians · Lebanese · Omanis · Emiratis · Sudanese
dialects
Regional language variations
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
diglossia · Levantine · right-to-left · diacritics · eloquence · rhetoric
calligraphy
Ornamental handwriting art
- oudAromatic heartwood or plucked instrument
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
poetry · henna · illumination
falafel
Fried spiced legume ball
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- shawarmaCarved rotating-spit meat
baklava · dates · kebab · couscous · meze · tahini · kibbeh · knafeh · labneh · cardamom
keffiyeh
Traditional Arab cotton headscarf
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
clan · lineage · kinship · honor · folklore · proverbs · elders · patrilineal · oral tradition · storytelling
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- ethnic groupsJews, Chinese, Irish, Greeks, Russians
- Middle Eastern PeoplesPersians, Kurds, Bedouins, Bedouin, Iraqis
- Libyan peoplesBerbers, Tuareg, Bedouin
- Maghreb HistoryMorocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Algiers, Marrakech
- Levantine peoplesPalestinians, Druze, Maronites, Armenians, Assyrians
- Arab AmericanAmerican of Arab ancestry
- Arabian NightsMedieval Middle Eastern folklore anthology
- United Arab EmiratesGulf peninsula federation
- Arabian SeaOcean between India and Oman
- Arabian camelOne-humped domesticated desert mammal
- Arabian horseDesert-origin equine breed