Etymograph

English

Mahdist

From Mahdi + -ist.

Formed from Mahdi + -ist

Arabic هَدَى ‘to guide’

Arabic مَهْدِيّ ‘guided one’

English Mahdi

Today it means

noun A follower of Mahdism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mahdist