Houthi
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHouthi (plural Houthis)
- A member of the Ansar Allah armed revolutionary group in Yemen.
Usage notes
editThe group rejects the term Houthi and calls itself أَنْصَار الله (ʔanṣār allāh, literally “supporters of God”).
Derived terms
editTranslations
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic حُوثِي (ḥūṯī).
Pronunciation
edit- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /u.ti/
- Homophones: Houthis (general), outil, outils (unaspirated)
Noun
editHouthi m (plural Houthis)
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