"Ikhwan" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Arabic إِخْوَان (ʔiḵwān, “brothers”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|إِخْوَان||brothers}} Arabic إِخْوَان (ʔiḵwān, “brothers”), {{root|en|ar|ء خ و}} Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Ikhwan pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) A Wahhabi religious militia of the early 20th century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Ikhwan-en-noun-1uzYscky Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. The Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Ikhwan-en-noun-J4yhmp1o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Akhwan

Alternative forms

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