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An Emirati (اماراتى) is a national citizen of the United Arab Emirates.
It is a term used to describe the indigenous inhabitants of the Emirates, their descendants, or citizens that have become naturalized through the express approval of the government.
The term Emirati is unfamiliar to many non-Arabic speakers, who instead use "UAE National" or simply "local". However there is a desire among some to adopt "Emirati" as the preferred term, on the grounds that it more accurately reflects the national identity.
Emirati women seem, increasingly, to be the target of new government restrictions.
At present, any child born to an Emirati parent is automatically considered a UAE citizen, but new proposals would limit that right to children born to Emirati fathers.
The proposal has far-reaching implications, because an Emirati woman divorcing a foreign husband would find it almost impossible to win custody of her children in the event of the court ruling granting custody to the wife, her children could, technically, be stateless.
Usually Emirati weddings are private but opulent affairs, with as many as 1,000 guests, expensive light shows and fabulous, fairytale outfits for the bride.
Among the local Emirati population, these mixed marriages are now seen as a worrying dilution of a group which is already a minority in their own country.
Emirati nationals are outnumbered four to one by foreign workers -- and there's now a new drive to protect the identity and the culture of the local population.
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