Wahhabi

English

Alternative forms

• Wahabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab +‎ -i.

Noun

Wahhabi (plural Wahhabis)

1. (Islam) An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).

   Synonyms: Wahhabist, Wahhabite

   Hyponym: takfiri

Related terms

• Wahhabism

Translations

adherent of Wahhabism

• Azerbaijani: vəhhabi, ingilisi
• German: Wahhabit (de) m
• Hindi: वहाबी (hi) m (vahābī)
• Russian: ваххабит (ru) m (vaxxabit)

See also

• Salafi

Adjective

Wahhabi (not comparable)

1. (Islam) Of or pertaining to Wahhabism.