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Emirati

Emirati

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A person from the United Arab Emirates
  • proper noun
  • /ˌɛmɪˈrɑːti/
: emiratí
  • The Emirati artist displayed his stunning paintings at the international exhibition in Dubai.

Arabs can't get visas to Pakistan unless they're Saudi, Kuwaiti, Emirati and have lots of money to spend.

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Examples

  • I toured Isfahan with an Emirati from Dubai who now teaches at Ohio State.

    Academic text (2002)
  • If he determined that he needed additional information from an Emirati, he would have to approach one of the senior Emirati officials at the bank to request the information.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So Ahmed Mansour is possibly possibly the best known of Emirati human rights defenders.

  • Firing an Emirati is so difficult that even United States Postal Workers and Teachers' Unions would be envious.

    Blog text (14)
  • Arabs can't get visas to Pakistan unless they're Saudi, Kuwaiti, Emirati and have lots of money to spend.

  • The Saudis, the Emiratis and the Americans are much happier with the current regime in place in Egypt rather than the Muslim Brotherhood that they replaced.

  • And the "mountain" has its locals: Emirati dreaming of winter, ex-pats from the Alps, who carve GS turns down the manmade slopes.

    Blog text (22)
  • Ahmed is an Emirati who proudly shares stories about his culture and traditions.

  • As an Emirati, she enjoys celebrating the UAE's national day with her family and community.

Surface Forms

Emirati main

Morphology

Emirati = United Arab Emirates + emirate (semi-transparent) = emirate + i

Denotes a person from the Emirates via the demonym-forming suffix '-i'; the pattern is predictable but reflects a borrowed formation.

Etymology

Emirati comes from emirate, meaning 'land of an emir', and emir means 'ruler' or 'prince' in Arabic. So an Emirati is a person who is from the United Arab Emirates.