Fatimid

[ fat-uh-mid ]

noun

1. any caliph of the North African dynasty, 909–1171, claiming descent from Fatima and Ali.
2. any descendant of Fatima and Ali.

Fatimid

/ ˈfætɪmɪd /

noun

1. a member of the Muslim dynasty, descended from Fatima, daughter of Mohammed, and Ali, her husband, that ruled over North Africa and parts of Egypt and Syria (909–1171)
2. Also calledFatimiteˈfætɪˌmaɪt a descendant of Fatima and Ali

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fatimid¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The Muslim Brotherhood declared against Tahrir and set up its own protest, at the Azhar, the seat of Sunni Islam in Fatimid Cairo.

From The Daily Beast

After these two great rulers the Fatimid caliphate subsisted for nearly two centuries by no virtue or energy of its own.

From Project Gutenberg