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محمدي

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Arabic

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Etymology

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مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy)

Adjective

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مُحَمَّدِيّ (muḥammadiyy)

  1. (Islam) pertaining to Muhammad, for example in comparison with other prophets
    مَا هِيَ بَعْضُ الْفُرُوقِ بَيْنَ الشَّرِيعَتَيْنِ الْمُحَمَّدِيّةِ وَٱلْمُوسَوِيّة؟
    mā hiya baʕḍu l-furūqi bayna š-šarīʕatayni l-muḥammadiyyati wal-mūsawiyya?
    What are some of the differences between the law of Muhammad and that of Moses?
  2. (Islam) being true to the teachings of Muhammad, for example in comparison with other Islamic sects
    عَقِيدَتُنَا وَحْدَهَا هِيَ الْعَقِيدَةُ الْمُحَمَّدِيّةُ الْأَصِيلة.
    ʕaqīdatunā waḥdahā hiya l-ʕaqīdatu l-muḥammadiyyatu l-ʔaṣīla.
    Our dogma alone is the original dogma of Muhammad.

Usage notes

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  • Unlike English Muhammadan, the Arabic word is virtually never used to mean “Islamic” vis-à-vis other religions, at least not by Muslims.