bedouin
See also: Bedouin and bédouin
English
Etymology
From Old French beduin (compare French bédouin), from بَدَوِين (badawīn), colloquial plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy), from بَدْو (badw, “desert, camp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.wɪn/
Noun
bedouin (plural bedouins)
- A desert-dweller, especially a member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe.
Translations
desert-dweller
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