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Ismaili

Syllables: Is·maili/ˌɪsmʌɪˈiːli/

Ismaili proper noun: a branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.

Proper noun

Ismaili

  1. A branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.

Noun

Ismaili (plural Ismailis)

  1. A follower of Ismailism.

Adjective

Ismaili

  1. Of or pertaining to Shi'ism or Ismailism.
    Synonyms:
    Sevener

Ismaili meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

Ismaili in Hindi

a follower of Ismailism
इसमाईली ismāīlī

Ismaili in Gujarati

Ismaili
ઇસ્માઇલી ismāilī

Synonyms of Ismaili

Forms of Ismaili

Proper noun
alternative formIsma'ili
alternative formIsmāʿīlī
Noun
pluralIsmailis

Origin of Ismaili

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيلِيّ (ʔismāʕīliyy).

Words formed from Ismaili

Questions about Ismaili

What does Ismaili mean?
Ismaili means a branch of Shi'ism, which follows a living Imam descended from Muhammad.
What is Ismaili in Hindi?
Ismaili in Hindi is इसमाईली (ismāīlī). See Ismaili meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ismaili?
Ismaili can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Ismaili?
Ismaili is pronounced /ˌɪsmʌɪˈiːli/.

Words near Ismaili in the dictionary

  1. Ismaelites
  2. Ismaelitic
  3. Ismaelitish
  4. Ismahel
  5. Ismail
  6. Ismaili
  7. Ismailia
  8. Ismailian
  9. Ismailians
  10. Ismailis
  11. Ismailism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ismaili (page history and authors); ઇસ્માઇલી (Gujarati) (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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