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Kuwaiti

Kuwaiti

4.3
A person who comes from or lives in Kuwait
  • noun
  • /kuˈweɪti/
translation icon : kuwaití
  • As a Kuwaiti, she takes great pride in her country's rich history and culture.

Examples

  • Pardon me for saying so to Saudis, gutteries, Kuwaitis and others.

  • And I asked him, I said, Richard, how did you find the Kuwaiti resistance after you escaped?

  • Because you don't see, you don't see Saudi or Kuwaiti grooming gangs, right?

  • During the festival, the Kuwaiti community showcased their traditional music and dance.

  • He met many Kuwaiti students while studying abroad who shared their experiences.

Compounds

Kuwaiti dinar
5.2

A unit of money used in Kuwait equal to one thousand fils

Surface Forms

Kuwaiti singular
Kuwaitis plural

Morphology

Kuwaiti = Kuwait (transparent) = Kuwait + i

Direct adjectival/demonymic formation from the place name 'Kuwait' using the productive suffix '-i'.

Etymology

Kuwaiti comes from the place name Kuwait, which in Arabic is kuwayt and means 'small fort', a little form of kūt 'fort'. The ending -i means 'from', so Kuwaiti is someone or something 'from Kuwait', which is why we use it for people, places, and things connected to Kuwait.