English
Saudi
Saudi comes from Arabic سُعُودِيّ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentسُعُودِيّsuʕūdiyy
- Englishearliest quotation 1987Saudi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentسُعُودِيّsuʕūdiyy
- Englishearliest quotation 1987Saudi
Earliest quotation: 1987, Marianne Alireza, Women of Saudi Arabia: “Not available officially until 1960, public education is free…”
A compound of سُعُود ‘Saud’ + ـِيّ ‘the nisba suffix, an extremely productive…’
Every English word from Arabic سُعُودِيّ
Today it means
adj From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic سُعُودِيّ / Saudi