وهابي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) derived from the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد الْوَهَّاب (muḥammad bn ʿabd al-wahhāb)), an Islamic reformer and founder of Wahhabism.

Adjective

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy) m, feminine وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya), masculine plural وَهَّابِيُّون (wahhābiyyūn), feminine plural وَهَّابِيَّات (wahhābiyyāt)

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, having to do with Wahhabism

Declension

Noun

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy) m (plural وَهَّابِيُّون (wahhābiyyūn))

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, an adherent of Wahhabism

Declension

Usage notes

Adherents of Abd al-Wahhab's teaching often dislike the term وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy), preferring instead the term سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy, Salafist, Salafi).

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