English Explanatory Dictionary

Commander of the Faithful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Arabic title of caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers who claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims.

Word forms

Commander of the Faithful

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَمِير الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ʔamīr al-muʔminīna)

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