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Alawite
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alawite
English
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Alternative forms
en Alaouite
Etymology
en :af ar:عَلَوِيّ<id:Alawi> -ite 1
From en ar:عَلَوِيّ<id:Alawi> -ite. en Alawi -ite. en Alevite.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæləˌwaɪt/
Noun
en Islam A member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali.
en Alawi Nusayri<q:pejorative>
A person raised in the Alawite culture.
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿拉維派 Ālāwéipài
Finnish: fi alaviitti
French: fr alaouite mfbysense
German: de Alawit m, de Alawitin f
Greek: el Αλαουίτης m
Kazakh: kk Нусайрилік
Polish: pl alawita m, pl alawitka f
Portuguese: pt alauíta m f, pt alawita m f
Russian: ru алави́т m
Spanish: es alauita, es alawita
Swedish: sv alawit c
Turkish: tr Nusayrî
Adjective
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Of or relating to the Alawites or to Alawism.
Translations
French: fr alaouite
German: de alawitisch
Polish: pl alawicki
Portuguese: pt alauíta, pt alawita
Russian: ru алавитский
Spanish: es alauita, es alawita
Derived terms
en Alawitism
Related terms
en Alawi Alawism Alevi Alevism Alevite Ali
en eponyms