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[black_rabbit]

Anybody know the singular of the Arabic word fedayeen?

The nearest I can figure is fida’i or fiddawi. Either of those ring a bell?

[Morbo]

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary), Fedayeen is the plural of Fedayee.

Main Entry: fe·da·yee
Pronunciation: fi-"da-’(y)E, -"dä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural fe·da·yeen /-’(y)En/
Etymology: Arabic fidA’I, literally, one who sacrifices himself
Date: 1955
: a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel – usually used in plural