fedayee

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noun

An Arab guerrilla or commando.

OriginArabic فِدائِيّ →
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Meanings

nounfedayee (plural fedayees or fedayeen)

plural fedayees · plural fedayeen

  1. An Arab guerrilla or commando.
  2. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of fedayi (“Armenian fighter”).

Origin

  1. Arabicفِدائِيّ
  2. Arabicفِدائِيّ
  3. Englishfedayee

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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APA

fedayee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedayee

MLA

“fedayee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedayee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fedayee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fedayee.

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