Saudi
adjective
- with a connection to Saudi Arabia
noun
- person from Saudi Arabia
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊdi/ / /ˈsɔːdi/
adj
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)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
- From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
“Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.”
name
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)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
- Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.
noun
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)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
- 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.”