(亦作Nabatean)
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- a member of an ancient Arabian people who from 312 BC formed an independent kingdom with its capital at Petra (now in Jordan). The kingdom was allied to the Roman Empire from AD 63 and incorporated as the province of Arabia in AD 106.纳巴泰人（属古阿拉伯人, 公元前312年开始建立独立的王国, 首都佩特拉, 即今约旦佩特拉; 公元63年起与罗马帝国结盟, 106年被归并为阿拉伯省）。
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- mass noun the extinct language of this people, a form of Aramaic strongly influenced by Arabic纳巴泰语。
- of or relating to the Nabataeans or their language（与）纳巴泰人（有关）的; （与）纳巴泰语（有关）的。
词源
from Latin Nabat(h)aeus, Greek Nabat(h)aios （compare with the Arabic adjective Nabaṭī 'relating to the Nabataeans）' + -AN.