English
Sahrawi
Sahrawi comes from Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ ‘of the desert’, and goes back to صَحْرَاء.
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَحْرَاءṣaḥrāʔ‘desert’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَحْرَاوِيّṣaḥrāwiyy‘of the desert’
- EnglishtodaySahrawi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentصَحْرَاءṣaḥrāʔ‘desert’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentصَحْرَاوِيّṣaḥrāwiyy‘of the desert’
- EnglishtodaySahrawi
Every English word from Arabic صَحْرَاء
Today it means
adj Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic صَحْرَاء / Sahrawi