wadi

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/ˈwɑdi/

noun

A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

“Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)”

Similar
nahalwashdry washarroyo[regiolect
OriginArabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin) →
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Meanings

wadi1

nounwadi (plural wadis or wadies)

plural wadis · plural wadies

  1. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

    Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)

    Synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo[regiolect

Wadi2

proper noun
  1. A town in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.
  2. A city in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

Similar
nahalwashdry washarroyo[regiolect
Also see
arroyodongadrawdry washnahalouedriverwash

Origin

  1. Arabicوَدَى (wadā)
  2. Arabicوَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin)
  3. Englishwadi

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

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Translations

Catalan uadi
  • uadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Czech vádí
  • vádía valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Dutch wadi
  • wadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Finnish vadi
  • vadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
French oued
  • oueda valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
German Wadi
  • Wadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Hebrew ואדי
  • ואדיa valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Hindi वादी
  • वादी (vādī)a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Hungarian vádi
  • vádia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Indonesian wadi
  • wadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Italian uadi
  • uadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Polish ued, wadi
  • ueda valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
  • wadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
  • wadisa valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Portuguese uádi
  • uádia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Spanish rambla, uadi
  • ramblaa valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
  • uadia valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

waid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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