Etymograph

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Ikhwan

Ikhwan comes from Arabic أَخ ‘brothers’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw-.

  1. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔaḫw-‘brother’reconstructed
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentأَخʔiḵwānas إِخْوَان‘brothers’
  3. EnglishtodayIkhwan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔaḫw-‘brother’reconstructed
  2. Arabicc. 500–presentأَخʔiḵwānas إِخْوَان‘brothers’
  3. EnglishtodayIkhwan

Linked words

through Arabic أَخ ‘brothers’

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Today it means

noun A Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫw- / Ikhwan

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