Qarmatian

English

Alternative forms

• Carmathian, Karmathian, Qarmathian

Etymology

Arabic قَرْمَطِيّ (qarmaṭiyy, “one who writes in small letters”) +‎ -ian.

Noun

Qarmatian (plural Qarmatians)

1. (historical) A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.