Saudi
/ˈsaʊdi/ · noun
Meaning
- A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
- From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
- Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
- س ع د(ar)→
- سُعُودِيّ(ar)→
- Saudi (English)
- Relations: bor, root
Related words
Descendant words
- Σαουδική Αραβία(Greek) (uder)
- സൗദി(Malayalam) (bor)
- saudi(Norwegian Nynorsk) (bor)
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