Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy). The father of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, was named أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy) (feminine أَيُّوبِيَّة (ʔayyūbiyya), masculine plural أَيُّوبِيُّونَ (ʔayyūbiyyūna), feminine plural أَيُّوبِيَّات (ʔayyūbiyyāt))

  1. (historical) Ayyubid

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