Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ikhwan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: ikhwan
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

noun

The Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928.

Etymology

From Arabic إِخْوَان (ʔiḵwān, “brothers”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: إِخْوَان, ء خ و

Inflected Forms

Akhwan (alternative)

Questions

What does ikhwan mean?: A Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Where does ikhwan come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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