Qadiani

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adjective

Belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

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QadianistQadianite
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Meanings

adjectiveQadiani (comparative more Qadiani, superlative most Qadiani)

comparative more Qadiani · superlative most Qadiani · alternative Quadiani

  1. derogatoryBelonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.
nounQadiani (plural Qadianis)

plural Qadianis · alternative Quadiani

  1. derogatoryA follower of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

    An Ordinance to amend the law to prohibit the Quadiani group, Lahori group and Ahmadis from indulging in anti-Islamic activities

    1984, President of Pakistan, “Long title”, in Ordinance XXᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 73

    Synonyms: Qadianist, Qadianite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA follower of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

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QadianistQadianite

Origin

  1. Urduقادیانی
  2. EnglishQadiani

From Urdu قادیانی (qādiyānī); which means "of Qadian" from Qadian, a town in Punjab, India; the location in which the religious movement began.

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Translations

Arabic قَادِيَانِيّ
  • قَادِيَانِيّ (qādiyāniyy)part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
Bengali কাদিয়ানী
  • কাদিয়ানী (kadiyanī)part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
Hindi क़ादियानी
  • क़ादियानी (qādiyānī)part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
Urdu قادیانی
  • قادیانی (qādiyānī)part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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