arābs

See also: arabs, Arabs, and àrabs

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ара́бъ (aráb), from French Arabe, from Latin Arabus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

arābs m (1st declension, feminine form: arābiete)

  1. (male) Arab, a man belonging to the Arabic people or from an Arabic country
    arābs par 20 miljoniem pārdod savu dēlu ― an Arab sold his son for 20 million
    arābi ir semītu pan-etnoss, kas apdzīvo Tuvos Austrumus un Ziemeļāfriku ― the Arabs are a panethnicity that inhabits the Near East and North Africa
  2. (genitive plural) Arabic, pertaining to the Arabic language, Arabs or their countries
    arābu valstis ― Arabic countries
    arābu valoda ― the Arabic language
    arābu alfabēts ― Arabic alphabet
    arābu zirgs ― Arab horse
    arābu pasakas ― Arabic folk tales
    arābu cipari ― Arabic numbers

Declension

Declension of arābs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative arābs arābi
genitive arāba arābu
dative arābam arābiem
accusative arābu arābus
instrumental arābu arābiem
locative arābā arābos
vocative arāb arābi

Derived terms

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