English
Wahhabi
Wahhabi comes from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَهَّابِيّwahhābiyy
- EnglishtodayWahhabi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَهَّابِيّwahhābiyy
- EnglishtodayWahhabi
Formed from Wahhab + -i
The story
Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.
Every English word from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ
Today it means
noun An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic وَهَّابِيّ / Wahhabi