Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

un-sunni

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: un--sun-ni
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.

Example Sentences

"Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […]"
"[…] also after initiation, which led to the establishment of a very un-Sunni hierarchy in the turuq, still to be found today."
"Aurangzeb abolished the celebration and fairs that weie held to mark the occasion as being un-Islamic in general and un-Sunni in particular."

Etymology

From un- + Sunni.

Inflected Forms

more un-Sunni (comparative) most un-Sunni (superlative)

Questions

What does un-sunni mean?: Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.
Where does un-sunni come from?: From un- + Sunni.

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