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Qadiani

Qadiani adjective: belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

Adjective

Qadiani (comparative more Qadiani, superlative most Qadiani)

  1. (derogatory) Belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

Noun

Qadiani (plural Qadianis)

  1. (derogatory) A follower of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.
    • An Ordinance to amend the law to prohibit the Quadiani group, Lahori group and Ahmadis from indulging in anti-Islamic activities1984, President of Pakistan, “Long title”, in Ordinance XXᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 73
    Synonyms:
    Qadianist, Qadianite

Qadiani meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Qadiani in Hindi

part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
क़ादियानी qādiyānī

Qadiani in Urdu

part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
قادیانی qādiyānī

Qadiani in Bengali

part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
কাদিয়ানী kadiyanī

Qadiani in Arabic

part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
قَادِيَانِيّ qādiyāniyy

Synonyms of Qadiani

Forms of Qadiani

Adjective
comparativemore Qadiani
superlativemost Qadiani
alternative formQuadiani
Noun
pluralQadianis

Origin of Qadiani

From Urdu قادیانی (qādiyānī); which means "of Qadian" from Qadian, a town in Punjab, India; the location in which the religious movement began.

Questions about Qadiani

What does Qadiani mean?
Qadiani means belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.
What is Qadiani in Hindi?
Qadiani in Hindi is क़ादियानी (qādiyānī). See Qadiani meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Qadiani?
Qadiani can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Qadiani in the dictionary

  1. Qadhafist
  2. Qadhdhaffi
  3. Qadhdhafi
  4. qadi
  5. Qadian
  6. Qadiani
  7. Qadianis
  8. Qadir
  9. Qadiriyya
  10. Qadirs
  11. qadis

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