English
Khariji
Khariji comes from Arabic خارجي ‘abandoner, quitter’, from خَارِج ‘outer, exterior’, and ultimately from خَرَجَ ‘to go out’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَرَجَḵaraja‘to go out’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخَارِجḵārij‘outer, exterior’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخارجي‘abandoner, quitter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Khariji
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَرَجَḵaraja‘to go out’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخَارِجḵārij‘outer, exterior’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentخارجي‘abandoner, quitter’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019Khariji
Earliest quotation: 2019, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs: “His keynote speech was delivered on his arrival, incognito,…”
Every English word from Arabic خَرَجَ
Today it means
noun A member of an early Islamic sect who initially supported Ali, but then seceded from his army.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خَرَجَ / Khariji