Barelvi

English

Etymology

From Urdu بریلوی (barelvī); which means "of Bareilly" from Bareilly, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India; the location in which the movement began.

Adjective

Barelvi (comparative more Barelvi, superlative most Barelvi)

1. Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

Noun

Barelvi (plural Barelvis)

1. (Islam) A follower of Barelvism.

Synonyms

• Barelvist
• Barelvite

Translations

revivalist movement within Sunni Islam

• Arabic: بَرِيلْوِيّ (barīlwiyy)
• Bengali: রিজভি (rijbhi), বেরলভি (berolbhi)
• Hindi: बरेलवी m (barelvī)
• Urdu: بریلوی (barelvī)