Etymology

Alawi

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Today it means: Alawite Full definition →

Arabic عَلَوِيّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَلَوِيّ
  2. English todayAlawi

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy). Doublet of Alevi.

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