Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قُبُور (qubūr, graves, tombs) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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قُبُورِيّ (qubūriyy) (feminine قُبُورِيَّة (qubūriyya), masculine plural قُبُورِيُّونَ (qubūriyyūna), feminine plural قُبُورِيَّات (qubūriyyāt))

  1. (Islam, religious slur) a heterodox or heretical frequenter of mausoleums of saints and other virtuous persons (as for petitions, votive undertakings, seeking intercession, and so on); a supposed venerator or worshiper of graves (typically, though not exclusively, applied to Sufis)

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