Nubian

English

Etymology

From Nubia +‎ -an.

Noun

Nubian (plural Nubians)

1. An inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent.
2. (now largely obsolete) An African or person of African descent.
3. (Afrocentrism) A person with dark skin, as of Africans and people of African descent.
4. Synonym of Anglo-Nubian goat

Translations

inhabitant of ancient Nubia or a person of Nubian descent

• Belarusian: нубі́ец m (nubíjec), нубі́йка f (nubíjka)
• Czech: Núbijec m, Núbijka f
• Egyptian: (nḥsj)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nubier

  Nynorsk: nubiar

• Nubian:

  Nobiin: nob

  Old Nubian: ⳡⲟⲡ (ñop)

• Russian: нуби́ец (ru) m (nubíjec), нуби́йка (ru) f (nubíjka)
• Swedish: nubier c
• Ukrainian: нубі́єць m (nubíjecʹ), нубі́йка f (nubíjka)

Adjective

Nubian (comparative more Nubian, superlative most Nubian)

1. Pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language.
2. (now largely obsolete) Pertaining to Africa, and its people or language.
3. (Afrocentrism) Dark-skinned, as of Africans and people of African descent.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus: African

Derived terms

• Anglo-Nubian
• Anglo-Nubian goat
• Nubian Desert
• Nubian giraffe
• Nubian goat
• Nubian ibex
• Nubian knot
• Nubian lion
• Nubian queen
• Nubian woodpecker
• Old Nubian

Translations

pertaining to Nubia, its people or its language

• Belarusian: нубі́йскі (nubíjski)
• Czech: núbijský
• Danish: nubisk
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nubisk

  Nynorsk: nubisk

• Russian: нуби́йский (ru) (nubíjskij)
• Swedish: nubisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: нубі́йський (nubíjsʹkyj)

Anagrams

• bunnia