LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

Arabs1

Arabs (genitive Arabis)
Classical[ˈa.raps]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.rabs]

Meaning

  1. one terminationArabian
    Inda cavīs aurum mittit formīca metallīs, et venit ē Rubrō concha Erycīna salō, et Tyros ostrīnōs praebet Cadmēa colōrēs,30 BCE – 16 BCE, Propertius, Elegiae 3.13.8
    quod myrtus, quod messor Arabs, quod sūcina trita, / pallidus Ēōō tūre quod ignis olet86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 3.65.5

Ā^rabs, ăbis, adj. (acc. Gr. Arabas, Ov. M. 10, 478), = Ἄραψ,
I. proceeding from Arabia, Arabian: pastor Arabs, Prop. 4, 12, 8: messor Arabs, Mart. 3, 65, 5.—Hence, subst., an Arab, Arabian: Eoi Arabes, Tib. 3, 2, 24: Eoae domus Arabum, Verg. G. 2, 115; Vulg. 2 Par. 17, 11; ib. Act. 2, 11.—Meton., for Arabia: palmiferos Arabas, Ov. M. 10, 478.

Origins

Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρᾰψ (Ắrăps)bor. Latin Arabs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρᾰψ (Ắrăps, “Arab”), borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

noun · masculinethird declension
Arabs2
Arabs m or f (genitive Arabis)
Classical[ˈa.raps]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.rabs]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinean inhabitant of Arabia, an Arab

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeArabsArabēs
genitiveArabisArabum
dativeArabīArabibus
accusativeArabem
Araba		Arabēs
Arabas
ablativeArabeArabibus
vocativeArabsArabes

Origins

Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab)bor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρᾰψ (Ắrăps)bor. Latin Arabs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρᾰψ (Ắrăps, “Arab”), borrowed from Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Quick answers

What does Arabs mean in Latin?
Arabs, a adjective, means “Arabian”.
How do you pronounce Arabs?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.raps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.rabs].