Fedayee Definition

fĕ-däyē, -däē, -dă-
fedayeen
noun
A commando or guerrilla, especially an Arab commando operating in the Middle East.
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Other Word Forms of Fedayee

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Singular:
fedayee
Plural:
fedayeen

Origin of Fedayee

  • Arabic fidā’ī one who sacrifices himself from fidā’ sacrifice, ransom from fadā to sacrifice, ransom pdy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic فدائيون"Ž.

    From Wiktionary

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