Sahrawi
/səˈɹɑːwi/adjective, noun
Sahrawi is spelled S-A-H-R-A-W-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sahrawi means “Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sahrawi?
| Letters | 7: S-A-H-R-A-W-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Sahrawi?
Sahrawi appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Sahrawi?
- /səˈɹɑːwi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Sahrawi
- Saharawi
- Sahraoui
- Sahroui
- Saharoui
- Sahrawis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sahrawi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic.
noun
- 1
A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sahrawi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sahraoui, sahraouie, saharaoui, saharaouie , Sahraoui, Saharaoui |
| German | Sahraui , Sahraoui, Saharawi |
| Portuguese | saarauí |
| Spanish | saharaui |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Sahrawi come from?
From Arabic صَحْرَاوِيّ (ṣaḥrāwiyy, “of the desert”), from صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).