Alawi

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/ˈæləwi/

adjective

Alawite

Similar
Nusayri-Alawi
OriginArabic عَلَوِيّ →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative ʻAlawī

  1. Alawite
nounAlawi (plural Alawis)

plural Alawis · alternative ʻAlawī

  1. Alawite

    Synonyms: Nusayri-Alawi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAlawite

Similar
Nusayri-Alawi
Also see
alawite

Origin

  1. Arabicعَلَوِيّ
  2. EnglishAlawi

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

walia
Cite this entry
APA

Alawi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawi

MLA

“Alawi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alawi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alawi.

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