wadi

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English

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).

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Noun

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wadi (plural wadis or wadies)

  1. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
    Synonyms: nahal, wash

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Anagrams

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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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wadi

  1. younger sibling

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wa‧di

Noun

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wadi m (plural wadi's)

  1. (geology) wadi
  2. (ecology, urban studies) urban swale, bioswale (a shallow planted ditch for collecting stormwater runoff and allowing it to infiltrate into the ground)

Synonyms

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Gothic

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Romanization

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wadi

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwadi/ [ˈwa.ð̞i]
  • Rhymes: -adi
  • Syllabification: wa‧di

Noun

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wadi m (plural wadis)

  1. wadi

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).[1]

Noun

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wadi (n class, plural wadi)

  1. gully

Etymology 2

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Noun

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wadi (n class, plural wadi)

  1. Alternative form of waladi (son)

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English ward.

Noun

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wadi (n class, plural wadi)

  1. Alternative form of wodi (ward)

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302 No. 2907