Dönmeh in Arabic
دُونْمَة dūnma
Dönmeh in Arabic: دُونْمَة (dūnma). In English, Dönmeh means a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
Arabic words for Dönmeh
- Sabbatean crypto-Jews
- دُونْمَة dūnma
English meaning of Dönmeh
- noun A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
Dönmeh in other languages
Questions about Dönmeh in Arabic
- What is the meaning of Dönmeh in Arabic?
- Dönmeh in Arabic is دُونْمَة (dūnma).
- ما معنى كلمة Dönmeh؟
- Dönmeh: دُونْمَة (dūnma).
- What does Dönmeh mean in English?
- Dönmeh means a group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.
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