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Ansar

Ansar noun: a group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun. Also the alternative form of Anshar.

Noun

Ansar pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.
  2. (plural, plural-only) The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).

Also used as

Ansar is also the alternative form of Anshar.

Origin of Ansar

From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

Phrases with Ansar

Questions about Ansar

What does Ansar mean?
Ansar means a group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun.
What part of speech is Ansar?
Ansar is a noun.

Words near Ansar in the dictionary

  1. ansamycin
  2. ansamycins
  3. Ansan
  4. ansaphone
  5. ansaphones
  6. Ansar
  7. Ansar al-Sharia
  8. Ansari
  9. Ansaris
  10. ansate
  11. ansate cross

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