Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of بِدْعَة (bidʕa, deviation) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective edit

بِدْعِيّ (bidʕiyy) (feminine بِدْعِيَّة (bidʕiyya), masculine plural بِدْعِيُّون (bidʕiyyūn), feminine plural بِدْعِيَّات (bidʕiyyāt))

  1. (Islam, religious slur) deviator, alterer, fabricator; a heretic introducing or supporting بِدْعَة (bidʕa, bid'a), the religious innovations not based on sunnah
    Synonym: مُبْتَدِع (mubtadiʕ)

Declension edit