Bedouin

Bed·ou·in

also Bed·u·in  (bĕd′o͞o-ĭn, bĕd′wĭn)

n. pl. Bedouin or Bed·ou·ins also Beduin or Be·du·ins

An Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara Deserts.

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[Middle English Bedoin, from Old French beduin, from Arabic badāwīyīn, pl. of badawī, nomadic, from badw, desert nomads, Bedouins; see bdw in Semitic roots.]

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Bedouin

(ˈbɛdʊɪn) or

Beduin

npl -ins or -in

1. (Peoples) a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara

2. a wanderer or rover

adj

3. (Peoples) of or relating to the Bedouins

4. wandering or roving

[C14: from Old French beduin, from Arabic badāwi, plural of badwi, from badw desert]

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Bed•ou•in

or Bed•u•in

(ˈbɛd u ɪn, ˈbɛd wɪn)

n., pl. -ins, (esp. collectively) -in.

1. an Arab of the deserts of SW Asia and N Africa, traditionally tent-dwelling and dependent on animal herds for subsistence.

2. a nomad; wanderer.

[1350–1400; Middle English Bedoyn < Middle French beduyn < Arabic badawī desert-dweller =badw desert + -ī suffix of appurtenance]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Bedouin - a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs Beduin Arab, Arabian - a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons

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Translations

Beduine

beduino

bédouin

beduino

Bedouin

[ˈbedʊɪn]

A. ADJ → beduino

B. N (Bedouin or Bedouins (pl)) → beduino/a m/f

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Bedouin

[ˈbɛdʊɪn]

n (= person) → Bédouin(e) m/f

adj → bédouin(e)

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Bedouin

n → Beduine m, → Beduinin f

adj → beduinisch

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Bedouin

[ˈbɛdʊɪn] n & adj → beduino/a

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