Meanings
adjectiveNaqshbandi (comparative more Naqshbandi, superlative most Naqshbandi)
comparative more Naqshbandi · superlative most Naqshbandi
- Of or relating to Baha' al-Din Naqshband, founder of one of the largest Sunni Sufi orders.
nounNaqshbandi (plural Naqshbandis)
plural Naqshbandis
- A member of the Naqshbandi order.
Synonyms: Naqshbandist, Naqshbandite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the Naqshbandi order.
Similar
NaqshbandistNaqshbandite
Origin
- Persianنقشبندی
- EnglishNaqshbandi
From Persian نقشبندی (naqšbandi), from نقشبند (naqšband, “[Baha' al-Din] Naqshband”) + ـی (-i).
More words from Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَقْشْبَنْدِيّ, نَقْشْبَنْدِيّ
- نَقْشْبَنْدِيّ (naqšbandiyy)Translations
- نَقْشْبَنْدِيّ (naqšbandiyy)Translations
Bengali নকশবন্দী, নকশেবন্দী
- নকশবন্দী (nokšbondī)Translations
- নকশেবন্দী (nokšebondī)Translations
Hindi नक़्शबन्दी, नक़्शबन्दी
- नक़्शबन्दी (naqśbandī)Translations
- नक़्शबन्दी (naqśbandī)Translations
Persian نقشبندی, نقشبندی
- نقشبندی (naqšbandi)Translations
- نقشبندی (naqšbandi)Translations
Urdu نقشبندیl, نقشبندی
- نقشبندیl (naqśbandī)Translations
- نقشبندی (naqśbandī)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
Naqshbandi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naqshbandi
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“Naqshbandi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naqshbandi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Naqshbandi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naqshbandi.
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