arabian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: A=ra=bi=an
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

arabian, a. 

 Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.  [1913 Webster]

Arabian bird, the phenix. Shak.

arabian, n. 

 A native of Arabia; an Arab.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

arabian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to Arabia (esp. with geographical reference) (the Arabian desert).
--n. a native of Arabia.

Idiom

Arabian camel a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, native to the deserts of N. Africa and the Near East, with one hump: also called DROMEDARY.

Usage

Now less common than Arab in this sense.

Etymology

ME f. OF arabi prob. f. Arab. ' arabi, or f. L Arabus, Arabius f. Gk Arabios