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Etymology of Saudi

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

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

name

Ellipsis of Saudi Arabia.

noun

A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

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

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