Sunni
Adjective

Sunni

  1. Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.
    Coordinate term: Shia#English|Shia
Translations
  • German: sunnitisch
  • Portuguese: sunita
  • Russian: сунни́тский
  • Spanish: sunita, suní
Noun

Sunni

  1. (countable) A follower of Sunnism.
    Synonyms: Sunnite, Bukharist, Hadithist, Bakri, Sunnist, Nasibi
    Hypernyms: Muslim
    Coordinate terms: Shia#English|Shia, Sufi#English|Sufi, Ahle Quran, Ahmadi#English|Ahmadi, 5 percenter, Quranist#English|Quranist, Mu'tazila#English|Mu'tazila, Ibadi#English|Ibadi, Nation of Islam#English|Nation of Islam, Mahdavi, Moorish Scientist, ghair muqallid, Muwahhid#English|Muwahhid
  2. (uncountable) Sunni#Adjective|Sunni Islam.
Translations Translations
  • French: sunnisme
  • Italian: sunnismo
  • Portuguese: sunismo
  • Russian: сунни́зм
  • Spanish: sunismo



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