Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

wady

 - 6 dictionary results

wa⋅dy

  [wah-dee]
Use wady in a Sentence
–noun, plural -dies.
wadi.

wa⋅di

  [wah-dee]
–noun, plural -dis. (in Arabia, Syria, northern Africa, etc.)
1. the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
2. such a stream or watercourse itself.
3. a valley.
Also, wady.

Origin:
1830–40; < Ar wādī
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To wady
wa·di also wa·dy   (wä'dē)   
n.   pl. wa·dis also wa·dies

    1. A valley, gully, or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

    2. A stream that flows through such a channel.

  2. An oasis.


[Arabic wādi; see wdy in Semitic roots.]
wa·dy   (wä'dē)   
n.  Variant of wadi.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

wadi 
"watercourse," 1839, from Arabic wadi "seasonal watercourse," prop. part. of wada "it flowed."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Science Dictionary
wadi   (wä'dē)  Pronunciation Key 
A gully or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see wady on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: