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salafi

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
salafi
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Salafism.

noun

An adherent of Salafism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سَلَف (salaf) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy)bor. English Salafi Borrowed from Arabic سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy).

Inflected Forms

Salafis (plural)

Derived Forms

Salafite Salafization Salafize

Synonyms

Salafist Wahhabi nasibi

Questions

What does salafi mean?
Of or pertaining to Salafism.
Where does salafi come from?
Etymology tree Arabic سَلَف (salaf) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy)bor. English Salafi Borrowed from Arabic سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy).

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