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bedouin^¹

/ˈbɛd.(ə.)wɪn/

noun bedouins

Alternative letter-case form of Bedouin

Bedouin^²

/ˈbɛd.(ə.)wɪn/

Where it comes from

From Old French beduin (compare French bédouin), from Arabic بَدَوِيِّين (badawiyyīn), plural of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy), from collective noun بَدْو (badw, “nomads”).

noun Bedouins · Bedu · Beduin · Bedawin

A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert. Motorized nomads, the Bedouin bands near Riyadh may swap their camels for pickup trucks and battery-powered TVs but prefer desert life to a house in town.

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noun desert-dweller

Español	beduino, beduina
한국어	베두인 bedu'in
日本語	ベドウィン bedowin
中文	貝都因人 /贝都因人 bèidūyīn rén
हिन्दी	बेडुइन beḍuin, बद्दू baddū
Português	beduíno, beduína
Français	Bédouin, Bédouine
Deutsch	Beduine, Beduinin
Italiano	beduino, beduina
Română	beduin
Русский	бедуи́н beduín
العربية	بَدَوِيّ badawiyy, بَدْو badw
עברית	בדואי bedu'i

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@misc{bedouin_2026,
  title = {bedouin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedouin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}