Saudi

adjectivenounproper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈsaʊdi//
//ˈsɔːdi//
//sɑˈudi//

From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.

adjective

1
From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
Not available officially until 1960, public education is free to any Saudi girl whose family permits it.
Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd, “Saud”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, Saud + -i.

noun

1
A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.
It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power.

proper noun

1
Variant of Saudi ArabiainformalEllipsis of Saudi Arabia.
[object Object]

Forms

plural: Saudis
comparative: more Saudi
superlative: most Saudi

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