Etymograph

English

Naqshbandi

Naqshbandi comes from Persian نقشبند ‘[Baha' al-Din] Naqshband’.

  1. Persianc. 900–presentنقشبندnaqšband‘[Baha' al-Din] Naqshband’
  2. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentنقشبندیnaqšbandi
  3. EnglishtodayNaqshbandi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Persianc. 900–presentنقشبندnaqšband‘[Baha' al-Din] Naqshband’
  2. Persian, derivedc. 900–presentنقشبندیnaqšbandi
  3. EnglishtodayNaqshbandi

Today it means

adj Of or relating to Baha' al-Din Naqshband, founder of one of the largest Sunni Sufi orders.

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

Etymograph / Persian نقشبند / Naqshbandi