See also: Wadi

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Etymology edit

From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).

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wadi (plural wadis or wadies)

  1. A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
    Synonyms: nahal, wash

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Noun edit

wadi

  1. younger sibling

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wa‧di

Noun edit

wadi m (plural wadi's)

  1. (geology) wadi
  2. (ecology, urban studies) urban swale, bioswale (a shallow planted ditch for collecting stormwater runoff and allowing it to infiltrate into the ground)

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Romanization edit

wadi

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwadi/ [ˈwa.ð̞i]
  • Rhymes: -adi
  • Syllabification: wa‧di

Noun edit

wadi m (plural wadis)

  1. wadi

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, valley, riverbed, ravine).

Noun edit

wadi (n class, plural wadi)

  1. gully

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English ward.

Noun edit

wadi (n class, plural wadi)

  1. Alternative form of wodi (ward)

References edit

  • Baldi, Sergio (2020-11-30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302 No. 2907