Sunni

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[edit] Etymology

From Arabic سنة (súnna) (Sunna)

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Rhymes: -ʊni

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Singular
Sunni

Plural
Sunnis

Sunni (plural Sunnis)

The branch of Islam that believes that the Qur'an is the final authority, and that their leaders have no special sacred wisdom.
(countable) A follower of that belief.

He is a Sunni.

[edit] Translations

a branch of Islam

Arabic: سنة ar(ar) (súnna) f.
Chinese:

Mandarin: trad. 遜尼派, simpl. 逊尼派 (Xùnnípài)
Finnish: sunnilaisuus fi(fi)
French: sunnisme fr(fr) m.
Italian: sunnismo it(it) m.

Japanese: スンニ派 ja(ja) (sunni-ha), スンニー派 ja(ja) (sunnī-ha), スンナ派 ja(ja) (sunna-ha)
Kurdish: sinîtî ku(ku) f.
Russian: суннизм ru(ru) (sunnízm) m.
Spanish: sunismo es(es) m.

a follower of the Sunni branch of Islam

Arabic: سني ar(ar) (súnniy) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 遜尼 cmn(cmn), 逊尼 cmn(cmn) (Xùnní)
Finnish: sunnilainen fi(fi), sunni fi(fi)
French: sunnite fr(fr) m.

German: Sunnite de(de) m., Sunnit de(de) m., Sunnit de(de) m.
Japanese: スンニ ja(ja) (sunni)
Kurdish: sinî m. / f.
Russian: суннит ru(ru) (sunnít) m.
Slovene: sunit m.

[edit] Adjective

Sunni (not comparable)

Positive
Sunni

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

Related to the Sunni branch of Islam.

The Sunni insurgency in Iraq.

[edit] Translations

related to the Sunni branch of Islam

Finnish: sunnilainen fi(fi)
German: sunnitisch de(de)
Kurdish: sinî ku(ku)

Russian: суннитский ru(ru) (sunnítskij)
Slovene: sunitski m., sunitska f., sunitsko n.

[edit] See also

Shi'a

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