Wadi (; also: Vadi)'s the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley; in some cases it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain or simply an intermittent stream. Variant names In North Africa the transcription oued's used. In southwestern Africa, the term rivier's used, which's the Afrikaans word for "river". The term kouri's used in Hausa speaking and surrounding areas of West Africa. The Hebrew term nahal (נחל)and Hindi/Urdu term "… (More on Wadi)