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Where does “bédouin” come from?

bédouin (French) comes from Arabic بَدَوِيُّون, from Arabic بَدَوِيّ, from Arabic بَدْو — desert, camp.

bédouin (French): bedouin

Definitions

  1. bedouin

Ancestry of “bédouin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَدَوِيُّون—
2Arabicبَدَوِيّbedouin, nomad, herdsman
3Arabicبَدْوdesert, camp

Words derived from “bédouin”

  • beduino
  • beduino
  • beduíno
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