wadi

[ wah-dee ]

noun

, plural wa·dis.

1. the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
2. such a stream or watercourse itself.
3. a valley.

wadi

/ ˈwɒdɪ /

noun

1. a watercourse in N Africa and Arabia, dry except in the rainy season

wadi

/ wä′dē /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wadi¹

First recorded in 1830–40, wadi is from the Arabic word wādī

Word History and Origins

Origin of wadi¹

C19: from Arabic

Example Sentences

Most Allentown residents of Syrian heritage are Orthodox Christians from the Wadi-al-Nasara region in western Homs province.

From The Daily Beast

Even with a GPS, it was easy to get disoriented in a wadi, or to mistake one trail for another.

From The Daily Beast

Hadeel, a vivacious 27-year-old from the Wadi Ara region, teaches Arabic in a Jewish Israeli elementary school.

From The Daily Beast

What he may not know is that from this museum, the site of the Deir Yassin massacre is visible just across the wadi.

From The Daily Beast

He knows the topography and geography of Israel/Palestine, literally street by street and wadi by wadi.

From The Daily Beast

Melons are also extensively cultivated here, more particularly in Wadi, and are preserved for some time by hanging.

From Project Gutenberg

The large palm wood lies to the right of the Wadi, and stretches down nearly to the sea.

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To the left of the Wadi are many vegetable gardens, with numerous wells.

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The wood stretches for some distance over the broad surface of the Wadi, which, when swollen, frequently uproots many trees.

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Then we reached the opposite side of the Wadi, of cliff-like character, the clay of which is much worn away by the water.

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