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Tribes of Pre-Islamic Arabia.

  • The Qahtan settle South Arabia later to and to branch into Adnan and replinish the Arabs of the North. They were able survive due to their protected isolation in Yemen for two millenia, Adnan will branch from Qahtan (through Jurhum tribe adoption of Ismail) and they were able to revive the Arab culture in the near east through the great Qahtani migrations 3rd century AD.
  • Tasam headed North and were assimilated into the Non Arab populations of Gomer.
  • Jadis headed East and were assimilated to the Non Arab populations of Lydia
  • Thamud Perished with unknown traces.
  • A'ad Non Qahtani Arabs of South Arabia, they spoke a language closely related to Akkadian (Eastern South Semitic). They were the first Ancient Arabs to be assimilated by the Qahtani Arabs.
  • Amuru (Amorites) Arabs west of the Eupharites. They will be absorbed by the Arameans and later the Qahtani Arabs. They spoke an Amorite Proto-Arabic dialect.
  • Amalik (Emlaq, Imlaq, Amaliq) Arabs who will settle Southern Syria/Sinai some will be assimilated by the Arameans and later absorbed by the Qahtani Arabs.* Amuru (Amorites) Arabs west of the Eupharites later to be known by their locality (Aram) they will be absorbed by the Qahtani Arabs. They spoke an Amorite Proto-Arabic dialect.
  • Ahhlamu Ancient Arabs closely related to the (Amuru)
  • Shasu Ancient Arabs who frequently raided Eastern Egypt, very closely related to the Edomites.
  • Thamud Arabs of Northern Hijaz they were assimilated into the Adnani and Qahtani Arabs.
  • Midianites a branch of the Amalik who lived among the Edomites.
  • Nabateans, adopted Arabic in the 4th century AD

Sources

  • Al-Hamdani, Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad - Al-Iklil
  • Al-Tabari, Abi J'afar Muhammad ibn Jarir - Tarikh Al-Tabari

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