English
fedayee
Fedayee comes from Arabic فِدائِيّ ‘pertaining to the fedayeen’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِدائِيّ‘pertaining to the fedayeen’
- Englishtodayfedayee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentفِدائِيّ‘pertaining to the fedayeen’
- Englishtodayfedayee
The story
Plural in oblique cases or colloquial/dialectal in all cases is فِدائِيِّين (fidāʔiyyīn).
Every English word from Arabic فِدائِيّ
Today it means
noun An Arab guerrilla or commando.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic فِدائِيّ / fedayee