Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nizari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: nizari
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِزَارِيّ (nizāriyy), from the name of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: نِزَارِيّ

Inflected Forms

Nizaris (plural)

Questions

What does nizari mean?: A member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.
Where does nizari come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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