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Where does “وَادِی” come from?

وَادِی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic وَادٍ — river; valley, riverbed, ravine.

Ancestry of “وَادِی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَادٍriver; valley, riverbed, ravine
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