Etymology Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
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A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
The agal he wore on his head gave him away as a Saudi.
It was in that moment I connected with what Saudis had been feeling in the months since Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, stripped these morality guardians of their power.2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN:
Etymology Borrowed from Arabic سُعُودِيّ (suʕūdiyy), from سُعُود (suʕūd), the name of the Saud family, who rule Saudi Arabia, and the adjectival suffix ـِيّ (-iyy)., equivalent to Saud + -i.
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From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language, or the House of Saud.
Yet none of these has affected me as much as the moment I felt Saudi change.2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN: