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un-Sunni

un-Sunni adjective: not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.

Adjective

un-Sunni (comparative more un-Sunni, superlative most un-Sunni)

  1. Not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.
    • Rafiuddin Ahmed, noting how some Indian reformists identified 19th century Bengali practices such as Muharram “un-Islamic” (or at least un-Sunni) describes how the “emotional veneration of Bibi Fatimah […]2008, Ruth Rowe, Lady of the Women of the Worlds
    • […] also after initiation, which led to the establishment of a very un-Sunni hierarchy in the turuq, still to be found today.1990, Nicolaas Biegman, Egypt: moulids, saints, sufis, page 114

Forms of un-Sunni

comparativemore un-Sunni
superlativemost un-Sunni

Origin of un-Sunni

From un- + Sunni.

Questions about un-Sunni

What does un-Sunni mean?
Un-Sunni means not in accordance with Sunnism; unbefitting of Sunnites.
What part of speech is un-Sunni?
Un-Sunni is an adjective.

Words near un-Sunni in the dictionary

  1. un-ruin
  2. un-self-explanatory
  3. un-Shakespearean
  4. un-shark-like
  5. un-sharklike
  6. un-Sunni
  7. un-time
  8. un-timed
  9. un-times
  10. un-timing
  11. un-traumatic

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