wadi

noun

gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

Roots

Synonyms for wadi

nullahn gullyn valleyn ravinen watercoursen canyonn rivuletn gorgen rivern arroyon

Words related to wadi

jebel falaj bedouinn corniche sabkha interfluve desertn deserticadj khud aflaj ksar chott qanat tharadv hamada ammann sadi riveret yardang vlei sheikhn mukhtar mhorr khor escarpn ghatn riverbedn atarn barranca dunesn

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Where does wadi come from?

The word wadi breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root wadi-, from Arabic wadi (“valley, riverbed”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.