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non-Arabs

|non-Ar-ab-s|

🇺🇸

/ˌnɑnˈærəbz/

🇬🇧

/ˌnɒnˈærəbz/

(non-Arab)

not Arab

Base Form	Plural
non-Arab	non-Arabs

Etymology

Etymology Information

'non-Arab' is formed in modern English from the prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') plus 'Arab'. The prefix 'non-' comes from Latin 'non' meaning 'not'.

Historical Evolution

'Arab' entered English via Latin/Greek (Latin 'Arabes', Greek 'Arábai') ultimately from Arabic Arab (ʿarab), historically referring to Arabian peoples or nomads; English combined this with the prefix 'non-' to form 'non-Arab'.

Meaning Changes

Originally, 'Arab' referred specifically to peoples of the Arabian Peninsula (and in older usage often to nomadic groups); over time it broadened to refer to an ethnic and linguistic group. 'non-Arab' straightforwardly evolved to mean 'not Arab' in modern usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

plural form referring to people who are not Arabs; used to denote members of populations or groups who are not ethnically or culturally Arab.

Many non-Arabs live in the city alongside Arab communities.

Synonyms

non-Arab peoplepeople of other ethnicities

Antonyms

Arabs

Adjective 1

not Arab; describing people, communities, languages, or things that are not Arab.

non-Arab communities in the region often have distinct cultural practices.

Synonyms