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Root

 * 1) forms words relating to Arabic and Arabs

Etymology
Given the antiquity of the ethnonym, the possibility that it derives from some obscure nickname cannot be ruled out. A plausible derivation, however, is the root given below, whose original meaning of “to enter”, under the influence of the trading culture, became “to do business with”, “to show economic interest”, and “caravan”, “carriage”. It is thus an open question whether the meaning of derives from such economic usage, or from the association of the Arabic language with intelligibility.

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Root

 * 1) forms words related to forceful behavior

Etymology
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