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ʿ

[ is-mey-il-ee-uhn ]

noun

Islam.
  1. a member of the ʿⲹ sect.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ʿ1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Arabic ʿīī, equivalent to ʿī (died a.d. 760), elder son of the imam Jaʿfar, but disinherited by his father + a suffix indicating relationship or origin) + -an

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Ismailiaʿⲹ