1) Ancient people 2) Arab group 
The Tanûkhids (التنوخيون) or Tanukh (تنوخ) were originally from the Qahtani ( Arabic : قحطانيون) confederation of Arab tribes, sometimes characterized as Saracens. They first rose to prominence in northern Arabia and south of Syria in the 3rd century BCE. Both Lakhmid and Tanukhid inscriptions have been found at Umm al-Jimal ...