Emirati
- adjective
- /ˌɛməˈrɑːti/
- The Forum will discuss the sustainable impact of social media channels, with three notable speakers who are prominent members of Emirati society.
- Emirati households
- Emirati officials
- Saudi and Emirati
Examples
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The sample of the survey included the Emirati households, non-Emirati households, collective households, and communities of workers.
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Originally called the Burj Dubai, it was developed by the Emirati real estate company Emaar Properties.
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The place is smaller than the average Emirati mall.
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Al Banush for some local Emirati food decided to dig in on this.
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The sample size is 3,000 households, including Emirati households, non-Emirati households, collectives, and communities of workers.
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With camel racing, it comes through television and the poetry that essentializes the attributes of camel culture and transfers them onto Emirati leaders and nationals.
Academic text (2000) -
3) In slow motion, an Emirati boy wearing a white robe and headcloth appears from behind a golden sand dune, carrying the UAE flag.
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The Emirati caste enjoys nearly 100% subsidies for housing, higher education (up to the PhD level along with 100% coverage of foreign travel and living expenses to study abroad), and what amounts to lifetime employment guarantees.
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The Emirati culture is rich in traditions and customs that reflect its history.
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During the festival, we enjoyed traditional Emirati music and dance performances.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Emirati = United Arab Emirates + emirate (semi-transparent) = emirate + i
The relation to 'Emirate'/'United Arab Emirates' is clear, but the suffix '-i' (a borrowed demonym-forming element) is less familiar to some learners.
Etymology
Emirati comes from emirate, which means 'land of an emir', and emir means 'ruler' in Arabic. So Emirati is used to describe things that come from or relate to the United Arab Emirates.