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)

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

Noun

Sahrawi (plural Sahrawis)

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

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