The word itself is Hebrew and means "mixed." Arabs in the day generally meant a mix of caucasian (Scythian, Aryan, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek, Roman, etc...) and another non-white tribe. But could have meant other too. The people of Iran today are fairly close (much less white today because of many generations of interbreeding) approximations of what were commonly thought of Arabs back in the day.
The word itself is Hebrew and means "mixed." Arabs in the day generally meant a mix of caucasian (Scythian, Aryan, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek, Roman, etc...) and another non-white tribe. But could have meant other too. The people of Iran today are fairly close (much less white today because of many generations of interbreeding) approximations of what were commonly thought of Arabs back in the day.
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