Marinid

English

Etymology

From Marin +‎ -id, a calque of Arabic بنو مرين (Banū Marīn, “sons of Marin”), from their supposed progenitor Marin ibn Wartajan al-Zenati.

Noun

Marinid (plural Marinids)

1. (historical) A member of a dynasty of Zenata Berber descent that ruled Morocco from the 13th to the 15th century.

Translations

member of a dynasty

• Arabic: مَرِينِيّ m (marīniyy)
• French: Mérinide m or f

Anagrams

• Danimir, Minardi, Miniard, Mirinda, arminid