bedouin

See also: Bedouin and bédouin

English

Etymology

From Old French beduin (compare French bédouin), from بَدَوِين (badawīn), colloquial plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy), from بَدْو (badw, desert, camp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.wɪn/

Noun

bedouin (plural bedouins)

  1. A desert-dweller, especially a member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe.

Translations

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