English Explanatory Dictionary

Quraysh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient Bedouin tribe that controlled Mecca at the time of Muhammad and to which he belonged.
name
  1. The 106th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, named after the aforementioned tribe.

Word forms

Quraysh Koreish Kuraish Quraish

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic قُرَيْش (qurayš).

Derived words

Qurayshite
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