Rwalan.adj.

Brit.

/rʊˈalə/, U.S.

/ruˈ(w)ɑlə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged;

Forms: 1800s Raualla, 1800s– Rawalla, 1800s– Ruala, 1800s– Rualla, 1800s– Ruwala, 1800s– Ruwalla, 1800s– Rwala, 1900s– Rawala, 1900s– Rwalla.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic Ruwalā.

Etymology: < Arabic Ruwalā, self-designation.

A. n.

A member of a Bedouin people inhabiting northern Arabia and the Syrian desert. Chiefly with the and plural agreement: this people collectively.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [noun]

Ascapartc1330

Koreish1649

Rwalaa1817

Sherarata1817

Howeitat1831

Shammar1911

a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Notes on Bedouins (1830) 4 El Raualla... They generally occupy the desert from Djebel Shammar towards the Djof, and thence towards the southern vicinity of the Hauran; but they frequently encamp between the Tigris and Euphrates.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 247/2 First, the Anezah clan, whose pasture~grounds extend from Syria southward to the limits of Jebel Shomer... Their principal subdivisions are the Sebaá on the north, the Woold-Alee on the west, and the Ruála on the south.

1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) xxxi. 153 One of the chief men of the Ruwalla.

1936 Thrilling Adventures Dec. 114/2 If you kill Hassan, Mitkhal will swear you broke the covenant yourself, by spilling the blood of a Rualla, or a Rualla's servant.

1999 W. Lancaster & F. Lancaster People, Land & Water in Arab Middle East ii. 65 Rwala know their fathers and grandfathers, but not often those more distant.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Rualla.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [adjective]

Scenite1600

Arabic1611

Howeitat1838

Bedouin1844

Sherari1888

Rwala1918

Bedu1959

1844 C. Foster Hist. Geogr. Arabia II. i. v. 50 This patriarch [sc. Reuel] would appear to have bestowed his own name on a powerful Bedouin tribe of the northern district.., the Raualla Arabs.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. vii. 194 The poor man had been maimed thus by a Ruwàlla lance-thrust in the mouth, when riding in the North.

1918 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 248 We decided to carry out a flying attack..with our regular troops, the Rualla horse.., and such Hauran peasants as should be brave enough to declare for us.

1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 280 I once met a minor sheikh of the Ruwalla tribe when travelling in Jordan's outer desert.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rwala
释义	Rwalan.adj. Brit. /rʊˈalə/, U.S. /ruˈ(w)ɑlə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged; Forms: 1800s Raualla, 1800s– Rawalla, 1800s– Ruala, 1800s– Rualla, 1800s– Ruwala, 1800s– Ruwalla, 1800s– Rwala, 1900s– Rawala, 1900s– Rwalla. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic Ruwalā. Etymology: < Arabic Ruwalā, self-designation. A. n. A member of a Bedouin people inhabiting northern Arabia and the Syrian desert. Chiefly with the and plural agreement: this people collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [noun] Ascapartc1330 Koreish1649 Rwalaa1817 Sherarata1817 Howeitat1831 Shammar1911 a1817 J. L. Burckhardt Notes on Bedouins (1830) 4 El Raualla... They generally occupy the desert from Djebel Shammar towards the Djof, and thence towards the southern vicinity of the Hauran; but they frequently encamp between the Tigris and Euphrates. 1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 247/2 First, the Anezah clan, whose pasture~grounds extend from Syria southward to the limits of Jebel Shomer... Their principal subdivisions are the Sebaá on the north, the Woold-Alee on the west, and the Ruála on the south. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) xxxi. 153 One of the chief men of the Ruwalla. 1936 Thrilling Adventures Dec. 114/2 If you kill Hassan, Mitkhal will swear you broke the covenant yourself, by spilling the blood of a Rualla, or a Rualla's servant. 1999 W. Lancaster & F. Lancaster People, Land & Water in Arab Middle East ii. 65 Rwala know their fathers and grandfathers, but not often those more distant. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Rualla. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Arabia > [adjective] Scenite1600 Arabic1611 Howeitat1838 Bedouin1844 Sherari1888 Rwala1918 Bedu1959 1844 C. Foster Hist. Geogr. Arabia II. i. v. 50 This patriarch [sc. Reuel] would appear to have bestowed his own name on a powerful Bedouin tribe of the northern district.., the Raualla Arabs. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. vii. 194 The poor man had been maimed thus by a Ruwàlla lance-thrust in the mouth, when riding in the North. 1918 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 248 We decided to carry out a flying attack..with our regular troops, the Rualla horse.., and such Hauran peasants as should be brave enough to declare for us. 1991 Jrnl. Islamic Stud. 2 280 I once met a minor sheikh of the Ruwalla tribe when travelling in Jordan's outer desert. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1817
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