English
Nusayri
Nusayri comes from Arabic نُصَيْرِيّ ‘a Nusayri, an Alawite’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُصَيْرِيّnuṣayriyy‘a Nusayri, an Alawite’
- EnglishtodayNusayri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُصَيْرِيّnuṣayriyy‘a Nusayri, an Alawite’
- EnglishtodayNusayri
Every English word from Arabic نُصَيْرِيّ
Today it means
noun A member of a prominent mystical religious group centered in Syria who follows a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic نُصَيْرِيّ / Nusayri