Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
< /fɛ dɑˈyin/.
- a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel.
noun plural -yeen (-jiːn)
- (sometimes capital) (in Arab states) a commando, esp one fighting against Israel
partisans or irregulars in the Middle East, from Arabic plural of fedai “devotee, zealot, one who risks life for a cause,” from Persian fidai.