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bédouin — bédouin, ine [ bedwɛ̃, in ] n. et adj. • fin XIIe; ar. badawi « habitant du désert » ♦ Arabe nomade du désert. Caravane de Bédouins. Adj. Tentes bédouines. ● bédouin, bédouine adjectif et nom (arabe badawī, habitant du désert) Se dit des Arabes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bedouin — [bed′o͞o in΄] n. pl. Bedouins or Bedouin [Fr bédouin < Ar badāwīn, pl. of badawī, desert dweller < badw, desert] [also b ] 1. an Arab of any of the nomadic desert peoples of Arabia, Syria, or N Africa 2. any wanderer or nomad adj. of the… … English World dictionary
Bedouin — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. bedüin (Mod.Fr. bédouin), from colloquial Arabic badawin desert dwellers, pl. of badawi, from badw desert, camp. The Arabic plural suffix was mistaken for part of the word. A word from the Crusades, it probably was lost in … Etymology dictionary
Bedouin — Bed ou*in, n. [F. b[ e]douin, OF. b[ e]duin, fr. Ar. bedaw[=i] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. bad[=a] to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedouin — Bed ou*in, a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedouin — (Bedoin, spr. Beduäng, Bedoäng), Stadt an der Mede, im Bezirk Carpentras des französischen Departements Vaucluse; Töpferei, Seidenspinnerei; in der Nähe findet sich Glashüttensand; 2300 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bédouin — Le nom peut aussi s écrire Bédoin, Bédoint, Bédouain, Béduin. On le rencontre d une part en Provence, parfois aussi dans l Allier, ainsi que dans divers départements de l Ouest (49, 50, 61, 72 notamment). En Provence, il désigne le plus souvent… … Noms de famille
Bedouin — (also Beduin) ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a nomadic Arab of the desert. ORIGIN Old French, from an Arabic word meaning dwellers in the desert … English terms dictionary
Bedouin — Ethnic group| image caption=A Bedouin man in Dubai. group=Bedouin poptime=11 million region1 = flagcountry|Israel pop1 = ? region2 = flagicon|AU Africa pop2 = ? region3 = flagicon|Arab League Middle East pop3 = ? langs= Arabic dialects • Bedawi • … Wikipedia
Bedouin — Traditionally nomadic Arab tribes for the most part originating in the Hejaz district of modern Saudi Arabia who traversed transnational boundaries. Communities today are found in Israel and the West Bank, along with Egypt (almost exclusively… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Bedouin — Bedouinism, n. /bed ooh in, bed win/, n., pl. Bedouins, (esp. collectively) Bedouin, adj. n. 1. an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab. 2. a nomad; wanderer. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Bedouin. Also,… … Universalium
