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barelvi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
barelvi
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

noun

A follower of Barelvism.

Etymology

From Urdu بریلوی (barelvī); which means "of Bareilly" from Bareilly, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India; the location in which the movement began.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بریلوی

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

more Barelvi (comparative) most Barelvi (superlative) Barelvis (plural)

Synonyms

Barelvist Barelvite

Questions

What does barelvi mean?
Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.
Where does barelvi come from?
From Urdu بریلوی (barelvī); which means "of Bareilly" from Bareilly, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India; the location in which the movement began.

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