English Explanatory Dictionary

Sunni

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.
noun
  1. A follower of Sunni Islam.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Sunni Islam.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʊni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sunni.wav

Word forms

Sunni more Sunni most Sunni Sunnī Sunnee Sunnis

Etymology

From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from سُنَّة (sunna, “Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Sunna + -i.

Synonyms

Sunnite Sunnitic Bukharist Bakri Sunnist Nasibi

Related words

Ahle Hadith Ahle Quran

Derived words

anti-Sunni Sunnification Sunniism Sunnise sunnize anti-Sunnism de-Sunnification inter-Sunni neo-Sunni non-Sunni pan-Sunni pan-Sunnism pro-Sunni Sunni belt Sunnic Sunnicentric Sunnicidal sunnicide Sunnidom Sunnify Sunni Islam Sunniness Sunniphobia Sunnism Sunnist Sunnistan Sunnization un-Sunni
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