Where does “Kharijite” come from?

Kharijite (English) comes from Arabic خَارِجِي, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

Kharijite (English): A member of a reactionary Islamic sect in the 7th...

Definitions

  1. A member of a reactionary Islamic sect in the 7th...

Ancestry of “Kharijite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَارِجِيone who split off, one who departed
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic خَارِجِي →
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