Anezeh

noun

Ane·​zeh

variants or Aneyze

əˈnāzə

plural Anezeh or Anezehs or Aneyze or Aneyzes

1

: an Arab people of the Syrian desert

2

: a member of the Anezeh people

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Arabic ʽniza

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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