Sherariadj.n.
/ʃɛˈrɑːri/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Sherarat.
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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [adjective]
Scenite1600
Arabic1611
Howeitat1838
Bedouin1844
Sherari1888
Rwala1918
Bedu1959
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. ii. 32 ‘It is he,’ said the Emir, ‘Sherâry hound! how durst thou do this violence?’ Metaab bade the stranger take the Sherâry's lance.
1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lii. 273 At last the Sherari boy said if we gave him scope he would settle his account and leave him living.
1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) liv. 284 My camel, the sherari racer, Naama, stretched herself out.
B. n.
A member of the Sherarat; also, a dromedary bred by the Sherarat.
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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [noun] > person
Bedouinc1400
Koreishite1708
Sherari1888
Bedu1912
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Camelus > camelus dromedarius (dromedary)
dromedary13..
dromedc1380
hygeen1600
Arabian camel1607
mehari1738
deloul1855
Sherari1888
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. ix. 239 The thelûls [riding camels] of the Sherarát..are praised above other in Western Arabia: Ibn Rashîd's armed band are mounted upon the light and fleet Sherâries.
1927 T. E. Lawrence Revolt in Desert xi. 154 It had killed only two of us, one Rueli and one Sherari.
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