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Barelvi

Barelvi adjective: belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

Adjective

Barelvi (comparative more Barelvi, superlative most Barelvi)

  1. Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

Noun

Barelvi (plural Barelvis)

  1. A follower of Barelvism.
    Synonyms:
    Barelvist, Barelvite

Barelvi meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Barelvi in Hindi

revivalist movement within Sunni Islam
बरेलवी barelvī

Barelvi in Urdu

revivalist movement within Sunni Islam
بریلوی barelvī

Barelvi in Bengali

revivalist movement within Sunni Islam
রিজভি rijbhi, বেরলভি berolbhi

Barelvi in Arabic

revivalist movement within Sunni Islam
بَرِيلْوِيّ barīlwiyy

Synonyms of Barelvi

Forms of Barelvi

Adjective
comparativemore Barelvi
superlativemost Barelvi
Noun
pluralBarelvis

Origin of Barelvi

From Urdu بریلوی (barelvī); which means "of Bareilly" from Bareilly, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India; the location in which the movement began.

Questions about Barelvi

What does Barelvi mean?
Barelvi means belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.
What is Barelvi in Hindi?
Barelvi in Hindi is बरेलवी (barelvī). See Barelvi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Barelvi?
Barelvi can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Barelvi in the dictionary

  1. barelands
  2. Barelas
  3. barelegged
  4. bareleggedness
  5. Barellan
  6. Barelvi
  7. Barelvis
  8. barely
  9. baren
  10. Barendrecht
  11. Barendt

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