Houthi
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Etymology edit
From Arabic الْحُوثِيّ (al-ḥūṯiyy), from the name of the group's former commander, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, ultimately from the village of حُوث (ḥūṯ) in western central Yemen.
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Houthi (plural Houthis)
- A member of the Ansar Allah armed revolutionary group in Yemen.
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The group rejects the term Houthi and calls itself أَنْصَار الله (ʔanṣār allāh, literally “supporters of God”).
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic حُوثِي (ḥūṯī).
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /u.ti/
- Homophones: Houthis (general), outil, outils (unaspirated)
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Houthi m (plural Houthis)