Množina: Arabs

Any of a Semitic (see Semite) people native to the Arabian peninsula, but now settled throughout North Africa and the nations of the Middle East.
An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa; Also called: Arabian.

Množina: Arab Leagues

An international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural, economic, military, political, and social cooperation.

Množina: arabas

Množina: arabdoms

Množina: arabesques

ETYM French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from Arabo Arab.
1. An ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design.
2. Position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose.
(Decoration) having intertwined scrollwork patterns, especially of leaves, flowers, etc.

Množina: Arabias

Peninsula between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, in SW Asia; area 2,600,000 sq km/1,000,000 sq mi. The peninsula contains the world's richest oil and gas reserves. It comprises the states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
physical
A sandy coastal plain of varying width borders the Red Sea, behind which a mountain chain rises to about 2,000–2,500 m/6,600–8,200 ft. Behind this range is the plateau of the Nejd, averaging 1,000 m/3,300 ft. The interior comprises a vast desert area: part of the Al-Hamad (Syrian) Desert in the far north, Nafud in N Saudi Arabia, and Rub'al Khali in S Saudi Arabia.
history
The Arabian civilization was revived by Mohammed during the 7th century, but in the new empire created by militant Islam, Arabia became a subordinate state, and its cities were eclipsed by Damascus, Baghdad, and Cairo. Colonialism only touched the fringe of Arabia in the 19th century, and until the 20th century the interior was unknown to Europeans. Nationalism began actively to emerge at the period of World War I (1914–18), and the oil discoveries from 1953 gave the peninsula significant economic power.

1. Of or relating to Arabian horses.
2. Relating to or associated with Arabia or its people.

Množina: Arabians

A spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia; Also called: Arab.
1. A native or inhabitant of Arabia
2. Arabian horse

Množina: Arabian Deserts

A desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia.
Desert E Egypt between the Nile and the Red Sea.

Množina: Arabian Nights

Tales in oral circulation among Arab storytellers from the 10th century, probably having their roots in India. They are also known as The Thousand and One Nights and include ‘Ali Baba’, ‘Aladdin’, ‘Sinbad the Sailor’, and ‘The Old Man of the Sea’.
They were supposed to have been told to the sultan by his bride Scheherazade to avoid the fate of her predecessors, who were all executed following the wedding night to prevent their infidelity. She began a new tale each evening, which she would only agree to finish on the following night. Eventually the “sentence” was rescinded.
The earliest complete Arabic version dates from 1814–18, over 100 years later than the first European translation in 12 volumes 1704–08, by French writer Antoine Galland (1646–1715), which made the work famous. Some of the most famous episodes, such as Aladdin and Ali Baba, have no earlier source than Galland, who may have actually written the tales.
The earliest version in English dates from 1708; translations were also made by E W Lane 1838–40 and Richard Burton, who published a complete version 1885–88.