Where does “bedoeïen” come from?
bedoeïen (Dutch) comes from French béduin, from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.
bedoeïen (Dutch): a bedouin, member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe
Definitions
- a bedouin, member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe
Ancestry of “bedoeïen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | béduin | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَدَوِيّ | bedouin, nomad, herdsman |
| 3 | Arabic | بَدْو | desert, camp |