单词 | kuwaiti |
释义 | Kuwaitin. A native or inhabitant of Kuwait, a principality on the Persian Gulf; the dialect of Arabic spoken there. Also attributive or as adj. , of or pertaining to this country or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [noun] MedeeOE Persianc1375 Persec1384 Medianc1400 Lydian1545 Mesopotamian1553 Meccana1618 Ma'dan1792 Omanic1819 Iraqi1824 Yemenite1864 Sumerian1873 Akkadian1908 Yemeni1916 Marsh Arab1917 Medinese1922 Iraqian1923 Kuwaiti1928 Tehrani1939 Qatari1954 the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Semitic > Arabic > varieties of Maltese1813 Sabaean1905 Iraqian1923 Mozarabic1949 MSA1963 Kuwaiti1967 Maghribi1986 1928 A. Rihani Ibn Sa'oud of Arabia xxviii. 352 The Ikhwan marched on Jahrah, slaughtered five hundred of the mushrekin, the infidel Kuwaitis. 1930 A. Rihani Around Coasts of Arabia iii. i. 242 The sail—in its shadow and from its bounties, the Kuwaitis live. 1947 R. Cent. Asian Jrnl. 271 The Kuwaitis..had invariably used the Turkish flag. 1950 Middle East Jrnl. 4 18 All know the majesty of the Kuwaiti boom entering their harbors to exchange cargoes. 1961 Daily Tel. 8 July 16/6 The field commander of the Kuwaiti army. 1967 T. M. Johnstone Eastern Arabian Dial. Studies 29 The consonant system in Kuwaiti is the same as for the dialect group as a whole. 1970 Times 3 Apr. (Arab League Suppl.) p. iii/3 In the field of social affairs and labour, the Public Assistance Law has been issued with special regard to the stipulations of our religion about social welfare as well as the traditions of the Kuwaiti society and in accordance with the constitution. 1971 Guardian 30 Aug. 3/2 Kuwaitis can afford a summer-long holiday. Kuwait is the richest country on earth in terms of income per capita. 1972 H. Osborne Pay-day i. i. 11 A young Kuwaiti called Rifai. 1975 Times 20 Jan. 61/2 Even after the recent Arab purchase by Kuwaiti interests of 14% of Daimler-Benz AG, there seems to be little chance of a change in the laws. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1928 |
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