Arabophilen.adj.

Brit.

/əˈrabəfʌɪl/, U.S.

/əˈræbəˌfaɪl/

Forms: 1800s– Arabophile, 1900s– Arabophil.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Arab n.¹, -o- connective, -phile comb. form.

Etymology: < Arab n.¹ + -o- connective + -phile comb. form, after French arabophile (1846 or earlier as noun, 1901 or earlier as adjective).Compare the following earlier attestation of the French noun in an English context:1867 M. B. Betham-Edwards Winter with Swallows iv. 49 Without being un Arabophile, and without overlooking a single fault of the Arab, it is impossible not to feel a little sympathy with him.

A. n.

A person who is well disposed towards Arabs or Arab culture; a supporter of Arab interests.

ΚΠ

1882 A. M. Broadley Last Punic War II. xxxix. 200 M. De la Mothe, an ardent and eloquent Arabophile.

1932 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 319 Even the optimistic Arabophil would not give to the Iraq Army the odds in an unassisted battle or campaign against the hillsmen of the north.

1958 Observer 20 July 5/5 He is a passionate Arabophile, and regarded the establishment of Israel on Arab territory as a crime and blunder.

2007 G. Nash Anglo-Arab Encounter i. 62 The genre of romantic Orientalism that Salih identified with British travellers and Arabophiles like Richard Burton and T.E. Lawrence.

B. adj.

That is favourably disposed or sympathetic towards Arabs or Arab culture; supportive of Arab interests.

ΚΠ

1912 tr. G. Saint-Paul in Scribner's Mag. Mar. 263/2 French domination in North Africa will either be arabophile, or it will not be at all.

1929 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 49 294 The arabophil tendencies of Leo and Constantine.

1961 20th Cent. Jan. 51 T. E. Lawrence..the archetype of all Arabophile Europeans.

2006 R. Yeomans Art & Archit. Islamic Cairo iii. 80 Under his patronage and that of his Arabophile successors, Sicily became a brilliant melting pot of Arab-Christian culture.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arabophile
释义	Arabophilen.adj. Brit. /əˈrabəfʌɪl/, U.S. /əˈræbəˌfaɪl/ Forms: 1800s– Arabophile, 1900s– Arabophil. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Arab n.¹, -o- connective, -phile comb. form. Etymology: < Arab n.¹ + -o- connective + -phile comb. form, after French arabophile (1846 or earlier as noun, 1901 or earlier as adjective).Compare the following earlier attestation of the French noun in an English context:1867 M. B. Betham-Edwards Winter with Swallows iv. 49 Without being un Arabophile, and without overlooking a single fault of the Arab, it is impossible not to feel a little sympathy with him. A. n. A person who is well disposed towards Arabs or Arab culture; a supporter of Arab interests. ΚΠ 1882 A. M. Broadley Last Punic War II. xxxix. 200 M. De la Mothe, an ardent and eloquent Arabophile. 1932 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 319 Even the optimistic Arabophil would not give to the Iraq Army the odds in an unassisted battle or campaign against the hillsmen of the north. 1958 Observer 20 July 5/5 He is a passionate Arabophile, and regarded the establishment of Israel on Arab territory as a crime and blunder. 2007 G. Nash Anglo-Arab Encounter i. 62 The genre of romantic Orientalism that Salih identified with British travellers and Arabophiles like Richard Burton and T.E. Lawrence. B. adj. That is favourably disposed or sympathetic towards Arabs or Arab culture; supportive of Arab interests. ΚΠ 1912 tr. G. Saint-Paul in Scribner's Mag. Mar. 263/2 French domination in North Africa will either be arabophile, or it will not be at all. 1929 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 49 294 The arabophil tendencies of Leo and Constantine. 1961 20th Cent. Jan. 51 T. E. Lawrence..the archetype of all Arabophile Europeans. 2006 R. Yeomans Art & Archit. Islamic Cairo iii. 80 Under his patronage and that of his Arabophile successors, Sicily became a brilliant melting pot of Arab-Christian culture. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1882
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