The term Mozarab derives from the Arabic word meaning Arabized

Evidence

Indeed the two chronicles show the process of cultural and linguistic Arabization that many Iberian Christians were probably undergoing; for this reason historians refer to the Christian communities of Muslim Spain as “Mozarab” (from the Arab musta‘rib, “Arabized”). — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 486

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the etymology of Mozarab, a term used throughout later medieval Iberian history.