وهابي

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مُحَمَّد بِن عَبْد الْوَهَّاب (muḥammad bin ʕabd al-wahhāb, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective[edit]

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy) (feminine وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya), masculine plural وَهَّابِيُّونَ (wahhābiyyūna), feminine plural وَهَّابِيَّات (wahhābiyyāt))

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

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyym (plural وَهَّابِيُّون (wahhābiyyūn))

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

Declension[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

Used by the critics of the movement, its adherents prefer the term سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy, Salafist, Salafi).