mutawatir

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noun

A large chain of narrations in the hadiths

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noun
  1. IslamA large chain of narrations in the hadiths

Origin

  1. Arabicمُتَواتِر“successive”
  2. Englishmutawatir

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَواتِر (mutawātir, “successive”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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