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Where does “عرب” come from?

عرب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

عرب (Ottoman Turkish): the Arabian people or Arabia; Arab; Negro

Definitions

  1. the Arabian people or Arabia; Arab; Negro

Ancestry of “عرب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
2Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “عرب”

  • αράπης
  • arap
  • arãpescu
  • arap
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