wadi
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wadi¹
- /ˈwɑdi/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).
noun wadis · wadies
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A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
Similar: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo[regiolect
Wadi²
proper noun
- A town in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.
- A city in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.
Translations
Talk about this word "wadi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wadi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wadi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wadi "wadi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wadi.Cite this
@misc{wadi_2026,
title = {wadi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wadi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
