Dictionary

scarab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈskæɹəb/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈskæɹəb/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈskɛɹəb/ Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈskɛɹəb/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈskaɾəb/ (Scotland, Wales)
• /ˈskaɹəb/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus (“beetle”). Doublet of scarabaeus, now obsolete.

Meanings

1. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
2. Any species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
3. A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.
   • The scarab, which is a very small one, Leo had insisted upon having set in a massive gold ring, such as is generally used for signets, and it was this very ring that I now picked up. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
4. (slang) The currency sign ¤.

Forms

Deriveds

Argentinian scarab · scarab beetle · jewel scarab · scarablike · scarabaeoid · scaraboid · scarabaeid · nectar scarab

Descendants

scarab · sgarab

Synonyms

scarabaeus · scarab beetle · June bug · cockchafer · dung beetle

Translations (64)

sv skarabé (Scarabaeus sacer) · sv skarabé (symbol) · cmn 聖甲蟲 /圣甲虫 (Scarabaeus sacer) · cs vruboun (Scarabaeus sacer) · sh skaràbej (symbol) · vi bọ hung (Scarabaeus sacer) · tzm ⵉⴳⵍⴳⵉⵣ (Scarabaeus sacer) · sh skaràbej (Scarabaeus sacer) · it scarabeo (symbol) · sv skarabé (Scarabaeidae) · ar جِعْرَان (Scarabaeus sacer) · ja スカラベ (symbol) · es escarabajo sagrado (Scarabaeus sacer) · es escarabeo (symbol) · eo skarabedoj (Scarabaeidae) · egy x:p-D21:r-xpr (Scarabaeus sacer) · ru скарабе́й (Scarabaeidae) · cho yʋlhki tonochi (Scarabaeidae) · io skarabeo (Scarabaeus sacer) · ru скарабе́й (symbol) · bg скарабей (Scarabaeidae) · da skarabæ (symbol) · fi pyhä pillerinpyörittäjä (Scarabaeus sacer) · sh скара̀беј (Scarabaeidae) · io skarabeo (Scarabaeidae) · de Skarabäus (symbol) · hu szkarabeusz (symbol) · da skarabæ (Scarabaeidae) · io skarabeo (symbol) · lo ຈູຈີ່ (Scarabaeidae) · cmn 金龜子 /金龟子 (Scarabaeus sacer) · bg скарабей (Scarabaeus sacer) · ca escarabeu (symbol) · cy chwilen yr Aifft (Scarabaeus sacer) · es escarabeido (Scarabaeidae) · fr scarabée (symbol) · vi bọ hung (Scarabaeidae) · el σκαραβαίος (symbol) · ca escarabat piloter (Scarabaeus sacer) · cy sgarab (symbol) · ar جُعَل (Scarabaeidae) · sh skaràbej (Scarabaeidae) · sh скара̀беј (Scarabaeus sacer) · ro scarabeu (symbol) · ro scarabeu (Scarabaeus sacer) · ja スカラベ (Scarabaeidae) · pt escaravelho (Scarabaeus sacer) · zu inkuba (Scarabaeidae) · ru скарабе́й (Scarabaeus sacer) · pl skarabeusz (Scarabaeus sacer) · ja スカラベ (Scarabaeus sacer) · ar جُعَل (Scarabaeus sacer) · zu inkuba (Scarabaeus sacer) · pt escaravelho (Scarabaeidae) · da skarabæ (Scarabaeus sacer) · bg скарабей (symbol) · de Skarabäus (Scarabaeus sacer) · tr skarabe (symbol) · sh скара̀беј (symbol) · fi lehtisarvinen (Scarabaeidae) · fi skarabee (symbol) · ga scarab (symbol) · ar جِعْرَان (Scarabaeidae) · el σκαραβαίος (Scarabaeus sacer)