A-rabn.²adj.²

Brit.

/ˈeɪrab/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌræb/

Forms: 1800s– A-rab, 1800s– Ay-rab, 1900s– Ah-rab. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Arab n.¹

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of Arab n.¹In the following example a similar pronunciation is required by the rhyme:1962 Billboard Music Week 14 July 12/1 (title of song) Ahab the Arab.

Chiefly U.S. Now derogatory.

A. n.²

= Arab n.¹ (chiefly in senses 1 and 4b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > Arab

Saracenc893

HagareneOE

Araba1382

Turka1400

Ismaelite1571

Ishmaelite1577

A-rab1865

Johnny1884

1865 M. Reid Boy Slaves xv. 54 They were taken prisoners as they landed by a lot o' Ayrabs.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn iii. 31 A whole parcel of Spanish merchants and rich A-rabs was going to camp in Cave Hollow with two hundred elephants, and six hundred camels.

1927 R. E. Kennedy Gritny People 160 Some dem yuther hongry li'l A-rabs from down de street.

1991 N. De Lange tr. A. Oz To know Woman xxxiii. 168 There's an Ay-rab in Kafr Ajer, a good mate of mine, he's a loony, he's a thief, and they do say that he even screws his own daughters.

2010 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 1 Aug. ‘Barack Obama,’ she hollered, ‘is an Ay-rab!’ McCain..grabbed the microphone back before uttering the words, ‘No, ma'am, he is not an Ay-rab, he is a family man!’

B. adj.²

= Arab adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective] > Arab

Sarsenisha1366

Saracena1400

Arabianc1400

Arab?1520

Saracenican1607

Hagarene1610

Saracenical1613

Saracenic1638

Ishmaelitish1687

Saracenian1818

A-rab1894

1894 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly July 30/2 ‘This here bragging about the Ayrab horse makes me tired!’ exclaimed Antonio Esquival, the Mexican vaquero.

1913 E. H. Norris in M. Bowlan City Types (1916) 232 Say, Til, how'dju like to wear a veil over your jaw like that there A-rab lady?

1974 Flying Feb. 8/2 He blames it all on international politics. ‘It's Ay-rab blackmail, that's all it is.’

2007 P. C. Winslow Victory for us is to see you Suffer x. 122 My God, you don't go into those Ay-rab villages, do you?

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

单词	a-rab
释义	A-rabn.²adj.² Brit. /ˈeɪrab/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌræb/ Forms: 1800s– A-rab, 1800s– Ay-rab, 1900s– Ah-rab. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Arab n.¹ Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of Arab n.¹In the following example a similar pronunciation is required by the rhyme:1962 Billboard Music Week 14 July 12/1 (title of song) Ahab the Arab. Chiefly U.S. Now derogatory. A. n.² = Arab n.¹ (chiefly in senses 1 and 4b). ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > Arab Saracenc893 HagareneOE Araba1382 Turka1400 Ismaelite1571 Ishmaelite1577 A-rab1865 Johnny1884 1865 M. Reid Boy Slaves xv. 54 They were taken prisoners as they landed by a lot o' Ayrabs. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn iii. 31 A whole parcel of Spanish merchants and rich A-rabs was going to camp in Cave Hollow with two hundred elephants, and six hundred camels. 1927 R. E. Kennedy Gritny People 160 Some dem yuther hongry li'l A-rabs from down de street. 1991 N. De Lange tr. A. Oz To know Woman xxxiii. 168 There's an Ay-rab in Kafr Ajer, a good mate of mine, he's a loony, he's a thief, and they do say that he even screws his own daughters. 2010 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 1 Aug. ‘Barack Obama,’ she hollered, ‘is an Ay-rab!’ McCain..grabbed the microphone back before uttering the words, ‘No, ma'am, he is not an Ay-rab, he is a family man!’ B. adj.² = Arab adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective] > Arab Sarsenisha1366 Saracena1400 Arabianc1400 Arab?1520 Saracenican1607 Hagarene1610 Saracenical1613 Saracenic1638 Ishmaelitish1687 Saracenian1818 A-rab1894 1894 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly July 30/2 ‘This here bragging about the Ayrab horse makes me tired!’ exclaimed Antonio Esquival, the Mexican vaquero. 1913 E. H. Norris in M. Bowlan City Types (1916) 232 Say, Til, how'dju like to wear a veil over your jaw like that there A-rab lady? 1974 Flying Feb. 8/2 He blames it all on international politics. ‘It's Ay-rab blackmail, that's all it is.’ 2007 P. C. Winslow Victory for us is to see you Suffer x. 122 My God, you don't go into those Ay-rab villages, do you? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.²adj.²1865
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A-rabn.²adj.²