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Where does “Dubai” come from?

Dubai comes from Arabic دُبَيّ, of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Dubai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدُبَيّ—

Words derived from “Dubai”

  • Dubai-esque
  • Dubaiesque
  • Dubaier
  • Dubaite
  • Dubaization
  • Dubaian
  • 杜拜
  • 迪拜
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