Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qarmatian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: qar-ma-tian
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.

Etymology

From Arabic قَرْمَطِيّ (qarmaṭiyy, “one who writes in small letters”) + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قَرْمَطِيّ
Suffix: ian

Inflected Forms

Qarmatians (plural) Carmathian (alternative) Karmathian (alternative) Qarmathian (alternative)

Questions

What does qarmatian mean?: A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.
Where does qarmatian come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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