ismailian
American
[is-mey-il-ee-uhn]
/ ˌɪs meɪˈɪl i ən /
Also
Ismaʿili
noun
Islam.
Etymology
Origin of ismailian
First recorded in 1830–40; from Arabic ismāʿīlī, equivalent to Ismāʿīl (died a.d. 760), elder son of the imam Jaʿfar, but disinherited by his father + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin) + -an
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