Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مُحَمَّد بِن عَبْد الْوَهَّاب (muḥammad bin ʕabd al-wahhāb, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective edit

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy) (feminine وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya), masculine plural وَهَّابِيُّونَ (wahhābiyyūna), feminine plural وَهَّابِيَّات (wahhābiyyāt))

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, having to do with Wahhabism

Declension edit

Noun edit

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyym (plural وَهَّابِيُّون (wahhābiyyūn))

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, an adherent of Wahhabism

Declension edit

Usage notes edit

Used by the critics of the movement, its adherents prefer the term سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy, Salafist, Salafi).