Ababda
noun
Abab·da
\ə-ˈbab-də\
variants: or
Ababdeh
\ə-ˈbab-de\Definition of Ababda
Ababda
orAbabdas
orAbabdeh
orAbabdehs
1 : an Arabic-speaking mostly nomadic Beja people of Upper Egypt
2 : a member of the Ababda people
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Origin and Etymology of ababda
borrowed from Arabic ʽAbābda (singular ʽabbādī)
First Known Use: 1820
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