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 Hassānīya.

Derived terms

• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Translations

related to Western Sahara

• Arabic: صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy)
• Catalan: sahrauí (ca)
• French: sahraoui (fr), saharaoui (fr)
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• German: der Westsahara (de)
• Russian: саха́рский (ru) (saxárskij), западносаха́рский (ru) (zapadnosaxárskij)
• Spanish: saharaui (es)

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
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• Russian: саха́рец (ru) m (saxárec), саха́рка f (saxárka), западносаха́рец (ru) m (zapadnosaxárec), западносаха́рка f (zapadnosaxárka)
• Spanish: saharaui (es) m or f