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fedai

UK/fɛdʌɪˈiː/

fedai noun: an Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition.

Noun

fedai (plural fedai or fedais)

  1. (historical) An Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition.
  2. (rare) A member of the fedayeen; a dedicated guerrilla fighter.
    • Enver […] received other Young Turk fedaî officers at his base camp in Ayn al-Mansur.2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 16

Forms of fedai

pluralfedai
pluralfedais

Origin of fedai

From Iranian Persian فدائی (fedâ'i, “someone who risks their life for a cause”), and its source, Arabic فِدَائِيّ (fidāʔiyy). Doublet of fedayee.

Questions about fedai

What does fedai mean?
Fedai means an Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition.
What part of speech is fedai?
Fedai is a noun.
How do you pronounce fedai?
Fedai is pronounced /fɛdʌɪˈiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of fedai?
The plural of fedai is fedai.

Words near fedai in the dictionary

  1. Fed.
  2. Fed. Cir.
  3. Fed. Cl.
  4. Fed. Republic of Yugoslavia
  5. FedACH
  6. fedai
  7. Fedak
  8. Fedaks
  9. fedan
  10. fedans
  11. fedaries

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