Sahrawi

English

Alternative forms

• Saharawi, Sahraoui, Sahroui, Saharoui

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹɑːwi/

Adjective

Sahrawi (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.

Derived terms

• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Translations

related to Western Sahara

Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيّ m (ṣaḥrāwiyy), صَحْرَاوِيَّة f (ṣaḥrāwiyya) Catalan: sahrauí (ca) m or f French: sahraoui (fr) m, sahraouie (fr) f, saharaoui (fr) m, saharaouie (fr) f Galician: saharauí (gl) m or f German: Sahraui Occitan: saharauí m or f Portuguese: saarauí (pt) Russian: саха́рский (ru) (saxárskij), западносаха́рский (ru) (zapadnosaxárskij) Spanish: saharaui (es) m or f

Noun

Sahrawi (plural Sahrawis)

1. A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).

Translations

a person from Western Sahara

Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيّ m (ṣaḥrāwiyy), صَحْرَاوِيَّة f (ṣaḥrāwiyya) Catalan: sahrauí (ca) m or f French: Sahraoui (fr) m or f, Saharaoui (fr) m or f German: Sahraoui m or f, Saharawi m or f Portuguese: saarauí (pt) m or f Russian: саха́рец (ru) m (saxárec), саха́рка f (saxárka), западносаха́рец (ru) m (zapadnosaxárec), западносаха́рка f (zapadnosaxárka) Spanish: saharaui (es) m or f