Alawite

See also: alawite

English

Noun

Alawite (plural Alawites)

1. (Islam) A member of a mystical Shiite Islamic group that reveres Ali ibn Abi Talib.

   Synonym: Nusayri

2. A person raised in the Alawite culture.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: alaviitti
• French: alaouite (fr) m or f
• German: Alawit m, Alawitin f
• Greek: Αλαουίτης m (Alaouítis)
• Kazakh: Нусайрилік (Nusairilık)
• Portuguese: alauíta m or f, alawita m or f
• Swedish: alawit c
• Turkish: Nusayrî