Saudi

See also: saudi and saudí

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʊdi/, /ˈsɔːdi/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊdi, -ɔːdi

Noun

Saudi (plural Saudis)

  1. A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
    The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.

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Adjective

Saudi (comparative more Saudi, superlative most Saudi)

  1. From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language.

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Proper noun

Saudi

  1. (informal) Short for Saudi Arabia.
    • 2008 June 22, Sebastian Abbot, Oil minister: Saudi willing to increase crude output, Associated Press:

Translations
Saudi Arabia — see Saudi Arabia

Anagrams

Cebuano

Proper noun

Saudi

  1. ellipsis of Saudi Arabia

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Saudi.

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic سُعُودِي (suʕūdī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaʊ̯di/

Noun

Saudi m (strong, genitive Saudis, plural Saudis, feminine (rare) Saudin)

  1. Saudi (person from Saudi-Arabia)
    Synonym: (less common) Saudi-Araber

Declension
Declension of Saudi [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Saudi die Saudis
genitive eines des Saudis der Saudis
dative einem dem Saudi den Saudis
accusative einen den Saudi die Saudis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsawdi/, [ˈsaʊ̯.dɪ]
  • Hyphenation: Sau‧di

Proper noun

Saudi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜏ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. ellipsis of Saudi Arabia
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