 Bedouins have been referred to by various names throughout history, including Qedarites in the Old Testament and "Arabaa" by the Assyrians ("ar-ba-a-a" being a nisba of the noun "Arab", a name still used for Bedouins today).They are referred to as the "ʾAʿrāb" () in the Quran.While many Bedouins have abandoned their nomadic and tribal traditions for a modern urban lifestyle, many retain traditional Bedouin culture such as retaining the traditional "ʿašāʾir" clan structure, traditional music, poetry, dances (such as "saas"), and many other cultural practices and concepts.