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wahhabi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
wah-habi
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).

adj

Of or pertaining to Wahhabism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.

Inflected Forms

Wahhabis (plural) Wahabi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Wahhabization Wahhabize

Frequently Paired Words

Wahhabism Salafi

Synonyms

Wahhabist Wahhabite wahabi

Questions

What does wahhabi mean?
An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
Where does wahhabi come from?
Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.

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