Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bidoon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bidoon
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants.

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn, “without”) (i.e. without nationality).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: بِدُون

Inflected Forms

Bidoons (plural) Bedoon (alternative)

Questions

What does bidoon mean?: A member of an ethnic group in parts of the Middle East, regarded by local governments as stateless people or illegal immigrants.
Where does bidoon come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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