فدائي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of فِداء‎ (fidāʔ, “redemption, sacrifice, devotion”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.daː.ʔijj/

Adjective

فِدائِيّ • (fidāʔiyy) (feminine فِدائِيَّة‎ (fidāʔiyya), masculine plural فِدائِيُّون‎ (fidāʔiyyūn), feminine plural فِدائِيَّات‎ (fidāʔiyyāt))

  1. pertaining to the fedayeen

Declension

Noun

فِدائِيّ • (fidāʔiyy) m, plural فِدائِيُّون‎ (fidāʔiyyūn), feminine فِدائِيَّة‎ (fidāʔiyya)

  1. fedayee, commando

Declension

Descendants

  • → Armenian: ֆիդայի (fidayi)
  • → English: fedayee
  • → Persian: فدائی‎
    • → Ottoman Turkish: فدائی‎
      • Turkish: fedaî
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