wadi
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See also: Wadi
Etymology
From Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑdi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
- A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
Translations
a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season
Anagrams
Noun
wadi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧di
Noun
wadi m (plural wadi's)
- (geology) wadi
- (ecology, urban studies) rain garden, urban swale, bioswale (a shallow planted ditch for collecting stormwater runoff and allowing it to infiltrate into the ground)
Synonyms
Romanization
wadi
- Romanization of 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹
Pronunciation
Noun
wadi m (plural wadis)
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