fedayee
[fe-dah-yee]
- a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.
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Origin of fedayee
1950–55; < dialectal Arabic fidāʾī (plural fidāʾīyīn) one who sacrifices himself (especially for his country)
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fedayee
- (sometimes capital) (in Arab states) a commando, esp one fighting against Israel
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Word Origin
from Arabic fidā'i one who risks his life in a cause, from fidā' redemption
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