mezhep
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مذهب (mezheb), Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mezhep (definite accusative mezhebi, plural mezhepler or (archaic) mezahip)
- sect (an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs)
- madhhab (a school of thought in Islamic jurisprudence)