Meanings
nounAlid (plural Alids)
plural Alids
- historicalA descendant of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the fourth caliph and the first Shi'ite Imam.
adjectiveAlid (not comparable)
- historicalnot comparableRelating to an Alid.
Origin
- FrenchAlide
- EnglishAlid
From Ali + -id, possibly under influence from French Alide.
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Arabic عَلَوِيّ, عَلَوِيّ
- عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy)Translations
- عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy)Translations
Bengali আলবী, আলবী
- আলবী (albī)Translations
- আলবী (albī)Translations
- আলবিয়া (albiẏa)Translations
French Alide, alide
- AlideTranslations
- alideTranslations
Persian علوی, علوی
- علوی ('alavi)Translations
- علوی ('alavi)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
Alid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alid
MLA
“Alid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alid.
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