Saudi
/ˈsaʊdi/
Saudi adjective: from, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud. Also the ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.
Adjective
Saudi (comparative more Saudi, superlative most Saudi)
- From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
- Not available officially until 1960, public education is free to any Saudi girl whose family permits it.1987 October, Marianne Alireza, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 438
- Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- Saudi Arabian
Noun
Saudi (plural Saudis)
- A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
- The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.
- It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power.2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- Saudi Arabian
Also used as
Saudi is also the ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Saudi in Hindi
- pertaining to Saudi Arabia
- सऊदी saūdī
- person from Saudi Arabia
- सऊदी saūdī
Saudi in Tamil
- pertaining to Saudi Arabia
- சவுதி cavuti
Saudi in Marathi
- pertaining to Saudi Arabia
- सौदी saudī
- person from Saudi Arabia
- सौदी saudī
Saudi in Urdu
- pertaining to Saudi Arabia
- سعودی sa'ūdī
- person from Saudi Arabia
- سعودی sa'ūdī
More languagesFewer languages
- Saudi in Bengali
- সৌদি śōudi
- Saudi in Tagalog
- Saudi
- Saudi in Arabic
- سُعُودِيّ suʕūdiyy, سُعُودِيَّة suʕūdiyya
- Saudi in Thai
- ซาอุดีอาระเบีย saa-ù-dii-aa-rá-biia
Synonyms of Saudi
Forms of Saudi
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Saudi |
| superlative | most Saudi |
| Noun | |
| plural | Saudis |
Origin of Saudi
Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd, “Saud”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, Saud + -i.
Words formed from Saudi
Phrases with Saudi
Words that rhyme with Saudi
Questions about Saudi
- What does Saudi mean?
- Saudi means from, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
- What is Saudi in Hindi?
- Saudi in Hindi is सऊदी (saūdī). See Saudi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Saudi?
- Saudi can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Saudi?
- Saudi is pronounced /ˈsaʊdi/.
Words near Saudi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Saudi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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