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Imami

Imami noun: a Shia Muslim who believes in the infallibility of a line of hereditary Imams.

Noun

Imami (plural Imamis or Imamiyyah)

  1. A Shia Muslim who believes in the infallibility of a line of hereditary Imams.
  2. A follower of the school of religious jurisprudence associated with Twelver Shia Islam.

Adjective

Imami (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Imamis and their beliefs.
  2. Of or pertaining to the school of religious jurisprudence associated with Twelver Shia Islam.

Forms of Imami

pluralImamis
pluralImamiyyah

Questions about Imami

What does Imami mean?
Imami means a Shia Muslim who believes in the infallibility of a line of hereditary Imams.
What part of speech is Imami?
Imami can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Imami?
The plural of Imami is Imamis.

Words near Imami in the dictionary

  1. imambargah
  2. imambargahs
  3. imambarra
  4. imambarras
  5. imamhood
  6. Imami
  7. imamic
  8. imamology
  9. Imamoto
  10. imams
  11. imamship

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