وهابي

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مُحَمَّد بِن عَبْد الْوَهَّاب (muḥammad bin ʕabd al-wahhāb, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy) (feminine وَهَّابِيَّة (wahhābiyya), masculine plural وَهَّابِيُّونَ (wahhābiyyūna), feminine plural وَهَّابِيَّات (wahhābiyyāt))

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, having to do with Wahhabism

Declension

Noun

وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyym (plural وَهَّابِيُّون (wahhābiyyūn))

  1. (Islam) Wahhabi, Wahhabist, Wahhabite, an adherent of Wahhabism

Declension

Usage notes

Used by the critics of the movement, its adherents prefer the term سَلَفِيّ (salafiyy, Salafist, Salafi).