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Nizari

Nizari noun: a member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.

Noun

Nizari (plural Nizaris)

  1. A member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.

Forms of Nizari

pluralNizaris

Origin of Nizari

Borrowed from Arabic نِزَارِيّ (nizāriyy), from the name of Nizar ibn al-Mustansir.

Questions about Nizari

What does Nizari mean?
Nizari means a member of the largest branch of the Ismaili Shi'i Muslims. Their teachings emphasize ijtihad, pluralism, and social justice.
What part of speech is Nizari?
Nizari is a noun.
What is the plural of Nizari?
The plural of Nizari is Nizaris.

Words near Nizari in the dictionary

  1. Nizamiyyas
  2. nizamoffite
  3. nizams
  4. nizamut
  5. Nizar
  6. Nizari
  7. Nizaris
  8. Nizarism
  9. nizatidine
  10. nize
  11. Nizhegorodian

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