Etymology

bedouin

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Today it means: A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert. Full definition →

Old French beduin ← Arabic بَدَوِيِّين
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  1. Arabic · derived fromبَدَوِيِّين
  2. Old French · derived frombeduin
  3. English todayBedouin

From Old French beduin (compare French bédouin), from Arabic بَدَوِيِّين (badawiyyīn), plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy), from collective noun بَدْو (badw, “nomads”).

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