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Nizamiyya

Nizamiyya noun: any one of educational institutions founded in the 11th century by Nizam al-Mulk, vizier of the Saljuq Empire.

Noun

Nizamiyya (plural Nizamiyyas)

  1. Any one of educational institutions founded in the 11th century by Nizam al-Mulk, vizier of the Saljuq Empire
    • […] the Nizamiyya of Baghdad […]2013, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, page 394
    • […] the Nizamiyya of Nishapur […]2016, The History of Central Asia, page 51

Nizamiyya meaning in Arabic

Nizamiyya in Arabic

Translations
نِظَامِيَّة niẓāmiyya

Forms of Nizamiyya

pluralNizamiyyas

Origin of Nizamiyya

Borrowed from Arabic نِظَامِيَّة (niẓāmiyya), from نِظَام [الْمُلْك] (“Nizam [al-Mulk]”) + ـِيَّة (-iyya). Ellipsis of مَدْرَسَة نِظَامِيَّة (madrasa niẓāmiyya, literally “Nizamian school”).

Questions about Nizamiyya

What does Nizamiyya mean?
Nizamiyya means any one of educational institutions founded in the 11th century by Nizam al-Mulk, vizier of the Saljuq Empire.
What is Nizamiyya in Arabic?
Nizamiyya in Arabic is نِظَامِيَّة (niẓāmiyya). See Nizamiyya meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Nizamiyya?
Nizamiyya is a noun.
What is the plural of Nizamiyya?
The plural of Nizamiyya is Nizamiyyas.

Words near Nizamiyya in the dictionary

  1. Nizam-e-Mustafa
  2. Nizamabad
  3. Nizamaluco
  4. nizamate
  5. nizamates
  6. Nizamiyya
  7. Nizamiyyas
  8. nizamoffite
  9. nizams
  10. nizamut
  11. Nizar

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