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Where does “wadi” come from?

Wadi comes from Arabic wādī, a valley or watercourse in desert regions.

wadi (English): A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa...

Definitions

  1. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa...

Ancestry of “wadi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَادٍriver; valley, riverbed, ravine
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