Nusayri

See also: Nusayrî

English

Etymology

Arabic نُصَيْرِيَّة (nuṣayriyya), from the name of Ibn Nusayr.

Noun

Nusayri (plural Nusayris)

1. (religion) A member of a prominent mystical religious group centred in Syria who follow a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.

   Synonym: Alawite

Alternative forms

• Nosairi, Nusairi

Derived terms

• Nusayrian
• Nusayrism

Translations

mystical religious group

• Finnish: alaviitti
• German: Nusairier m
• Turkish: Nusayrî