a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

the leader of an Arab village or family

an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries

an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa

Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt

tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East

position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia

relating to or associated with Arabia or its people

of or relating to Arabian horses

one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia

shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee

a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea

a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia

a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world

East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers

a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century

a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources

a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

relating to or characteristic of Arabs

the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)

the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects

one of the symbols 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0

a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis

a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana

a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described

the quality of land that is appropriate for cultivation

annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress

North American rock cress having very long curved pods

or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe

European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis

a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture

(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively