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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)

  1. A member of the Ansar Allah armed revolutionary group in Yemen.
    • 2023 December 26, Bethan McKernan, “Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front’ war”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      Late on Tuesday, the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on a container ship in the Red Sea, and for an attempt to attack Israel with drones.

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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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Borrowed from Arabic حُوثِي (ḥūṯī).

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Houthi m (plural Houthis)

  1. Houthi