Saudi

See also: saudi and saudí

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊdi/, /ˈsɔːdi/
Rhymes: -aʊdi, -ɔːdi

Noun

Saudi (plural Saudis)

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

Translations

person from Saudi Arabia

Arabic: سُعُودِيّ‎‎ m (suʿūdiyy), سُعُودِيَّة‎‎ f (suʿūdiyya)
Chinese: 沙特人
Esperanto: saŭdano (man or woman), saŭdarabiano (man or woman), saŭdanino (woman), saŭdarabianino (woman)
Finnish: saudi (fi)
French: Saoudien (fr) m, Saoudienne (fr) f
German: Saudi-Araber (de) m, Saudi-Araberin (de) f
Marathi: सौदी (saudī)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: saudier m, saudiaraber m

Nynorsk: saudiar (nn) m, saudiarabar (nn) m

Polish: Saudyjczyk (pl) m, Saudyjka (pl) f
Portuguese: saudita m, f
Romanian: saudit m, saudită f
Russian: сау́довец (ru) m (saúdovec), сау́довка f (saúdovka), (non-standard) сауди́ец (ru) m (saudíjec), сауди́йка f (saudíjka)
Spanish: saudí (es) m, f, saudita m, f
Swedish: saudier (sv) c, saudiarab c, saudiska c (female), saudiarabiska (sv) c (female)
Turkish: Suudi

Adjective

Saudi (not comparable)

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

Translations

pertaining to Saudi Arabia

Arabic: سُعُودِيّ‎‎ (suʿūdiyy)
Esperanto: saudarabia
Finnish: saudi-
French: saoudien (fr), (rare) saoudi (fr) m, saoudite (fr) f
German: saudisch (de), saudi-arabisch (de)
Hebrew: סֻּעוּדִּיָּה‎‎ (Su'udiyah)
Marathi: सौदी (saudī)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: saudisk, saudiarabisk

Nynorsk: saudisk (nn), saudiarabisk (nn)

Persian: سعودی‎‎ (fa) (sa'udi)
Polish: saudyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: saudita
Romanian: saudit
Russian: сау́довский (ru) (saúdovskij), (non-standard) сауди́йский (saudíjskij)
Spanish: saudí (es) m, f, saudita m, f
Swedish: saudisk (sv)

Proper noun

Saudi

(informal) Shortened form of Saudi Arabia.
- 2008 June 22, Sebastian Abbot, “Oil minister: Saudi willing to increase crude output”, Associated Press

Synonyms

Saudi Arabian

Anagrams

Iudas, USAID

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