It seems ‘Mat Aribi’ correlates with Achaeminid Arabia which later correlates with Roman & Byzantine Arabia. They refer to about the same Region. The Original Definition of ‘Arabia’ dates back to the 9th Century BC and it remained consistent for over a thousand years.

(8th – 5th Century BC).

It’s likely عرب is derived from غرب, the Semitic word for ‘West’. Mesopotamians used the term ‘Arabi’ (Westerner) to refer to Desert dwellers living West of the Euphrates. These Desert Dwellers adopted the term ‘Arab/Arabi’ as a form of self identification.

It’s the view of many Linguists & historians. Dr Ahmad Al Jallad, Harvard scholar in Arabic history. Its studying the Origins of the term عرب and it seems it was related to geography & the Desert. That’s where all the early mentions of Arabs appear (Syrian Desert)

Answer: In Kurkh Monolith (853 BC) Source: Historian Israel Ephal, University of Jerusalem.

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