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Carmathian

Carmathian is the alternative form of Qarmatian.

Meaning of Qarmatian

Noun

Qarmatian (plural Qarmatians)

  1. (historical) A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.

Forms of Carmathian

pluralCarmathians

Questions about Carmathian

What is Carmathian the alternative form of?
Carmathian is the alternative form of Qarmatian.

Words near Carmathian in the dictionary

  1. Carmanville
  2. Carmarthen
  3. Carmarthenshire
  4. carmate
  5. carmates
  6. Carmathian
  7. Carmathians
  8. Carmatian
  9. Carmatians
  10. Carmaux
  11. carmazapine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Carmathian (page history and authors); Qarmatian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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