| 词源 |
bedouin. A bedouin has come to mean any wandering per- son or vagabond, and derives from the French word (Bedouin) for the nomadic Arab tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, and North African deserts. The French adapted the word from the Arabic bidwan, “a dweller in the open lands.” The Bedouins of the Ara- bian desert, about 1 million in number, are nomadic camel breeders who trade their camels with Persian (Iranian) and Syrian traders for food and other goods. Living in groups of up to 100, they are strongly united through blood relationships, a woman generally marrying her father’s brother’s son. |