Etymology

wadi

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Today it means: A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season. Full definition →

Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin)
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  1. Arabicوَدَى (wadā)
  2. Arabicوَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin)
  3. English todaywadi

Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.