Etymology

fedayee

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Today it means: An Arab guerrilla or commando. Full definition →

Arabic فِدائِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromفِدائِيّ
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromفِدائِيّ
  3. English todayfedayee

Borrowed from Arabic فِدائِيّ (fidāʔiyy), plural: فِدائِيُّون (fidāʔiyyūn). Plural in oblique cases or colloquial/dialectal in all cases is فِدائِيِّين (fidāʔiyyīn).

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