Sahrawi
/səˈɹɑːwi/
Sahrawi adjective: of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
Adjective
Sahrawi (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
Noun
Sahrawi (plural Sahrawis)
- A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).
Sahrawi meaning in Arabic
Sahrawi in Arabic
- related to Western Sahara
- صَحْرَاوِيّ ṣaḥrāwiyy, صَحْرَاوِيَّة ṣaḥrāwiyya
- a person from Western Sahara
- صَحْرَاوِيّ ṣaḥrāwiyy, صَحْرَاوِيَّة ṣaḥrāwiyya
Forms of Sahrawi
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Saharawi |
| alternative form | Sahraoui |
| alternative form | Sahroui |
| alternative form | Saharoui |
| Noun | |
| plural | Sahrawis |
Origin of Sahrawi
From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
Words formed from Sahrawi
Questions about Sahrawi
- What does Sahrawi mean?
- Sahrawi means of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
- What is Sahrawi in Arabic?
- Sahrawi in Arabic is صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy), صَحْرَاوِيَّة (ṣaḥrāwiyya). See Sahrawi meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Sahrawi?
- Sahrawi can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Sahrawi?
- Sahrawi is pronounced /səˈɹɑːwi/.
Words near Sahrawi in the dictionary
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