Ansar

See also: ansar

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

Noun

Ansar pl (plural only)

1. (Islam, historical) A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammed and his followers.
2. The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).

See also

• Muhajirun
• Ansari

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ansar

1. Alternative form of Anshar (“sky god”)

Anagrams

• Arans, Sarna, asRNA, asrna, naras, saRNA, saran