Ababda

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US/əˈbæb.də/

noun

A member of a nomadic Beja people of upper Egypt.

OriginArabic عَبَابِدَة →
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Meanings

nounAbabda (plural Ababdas or Ababda)

plural Ababdas · alternative Ababdeh · alternative Habab

  1. A member of a nomadic Beja people of upper Egypt.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَبَابِدَة
  2. EnglishAbabda

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَابِدَة (ʕabābida).

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APA

Ababda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ababda

MLA

“Ababda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ababda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ababda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ababda.

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