Etymology Wadi
oued tissint, morocco
the term wādī found in arabic toponyms.
some spanish toponyms derived andalusian arabic wādī used mean permanent river, example: guadalcanal wādī al-qanal = river of refreshment stalls , guadalajara wādī al-hidjārah = river of stones , or guadalquivir al-wādī al-kabīr = great river . seasonal streams, frequent in south-east spain, called ramblas instead.
wadi word commonly used in hindustani language (both urdu , hindi variants) refer valley.
in maghreb, term wadi (wad in maghrebi arabic, transcribed oued) applied rivers including regular ones.
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