Where does “Sunni” come from?
Sunni comes from Arabic sunnī, formed from Arabic sunna with the Arabic adjective-forming suffix -ī.
Sunni (English): Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam...
Definitions
- Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam...
Ancestry of “Sunni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سُنِّيّ | — |
| 2 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |
Words derived from “Sunni”