English Explanatory Dictionary

Marinid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a dynasty of Zenata Berber descent that ruled Morocco from the 13th to the 15th century.

Word forms

Marinid Marinids

Etymology

From Marin + -id, a calque of Arabic بنو مرين (Banū Marīn, “sons of Marin”), from their supposed progenitor Marin ibn Wartajan al-Zenati.

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