arābs

See also: arabs, Arabs, and àrabs

Latvian
Arābi
Arābu valstis

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Arabic عَرَب‎ (ʿarab, “Arabs”), or عَرَبِيّ‎ (ʿarabiyy, “Arab (adjective), Arabic”).

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 (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) arābs arābi
accusative (akuzatīvs) arābu arābus
genitive (ģenitīvs) arāba arābu
dative (datīvs) arābam arābiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) arābu arābiem
locative (lokatīvs) arābā arābos
vocative (vokatīvs) arābs arābi
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