akhundn.

Brit.

/əˈkuːnd/, U.S.

/əˈkund/

Forms: 1700s–1800s akond, 1700s– akhoond, 1700s– akhund, 1800s– akhwand.

Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian āḵūnd.

Etymology: < Persian āḵūnd theologian, (religious) scholar, mullah, preacher, teacher (in a traditional Qur'an school), in post-revolutionary Iran also used pejoratively to denote the ruling clerics, further etymology uncertain and disputed.

Islam.

Esp. in Iran (formerly Persia), Pakistan, and Afghanistan: a religious leader, teacher, or scholar. Also as a title. Cf. mujtahid n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > law > Islamic Law > [noun] > scholar

talisman1599

mullah1613

akhund1712

maulvi1776

mujtahid1811

ulemaa1843

cleric1885

1712 Atlas Geographus III. 310 Akond, or Chiek Alislam, i.e. the venerable old Man of the Law of Mahomet.

1788 W. Francklin Observ. Tour Bengal to Persia 45 A writing or contract is drawn up..and witnessed by the Cadi, or magistrate, or in his absence by an Akhund, or priest.

1841 H. H. Wilson Trav. Moorcroft & Trebeck II. ii. viii. 27 In each of these [Ladakh villages] was an akhund, or village schoolmaster.

1877 E. Lear Laughable Lyrics Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of Swat?

1879 R. M. Martin Our Indian Empire p. xix This Fakir, the Akhoond of Swat, had as much power..as were ever possessed by the Caliphs in their palmiest days.

1890 Encycl. Brit. I. 238/1 A famous Afghan saint called Akhund Dorweza.

1924 Geogr. Jrnl. 63 307 An important person in the village community is the priest, Mujtahid or Akhund, who conducts marriages and burials.

1983 A. Sachedina in J. L. Esposito Voices of Resurgent Islam ix. 207 Shariati's interpretation of some of the Shia doctrines prompted public criticism from some of the akhunds.

2009 A. Osanloo Politics of Women's Rights in Iran v. 139 Her father was an akhund who had studied in Qom.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	akhund
释义	akhundn. Brit. /əˈkuːnd/, U.S. /əˈkund/ Forms: 1700s–1800s akond, 1700s– akhoond, 1700s– akhund, 1800s– akhwand. Origin: A borrowing from Persian. Etymon: Persian āḵūnd. Etymology: < Persian āḵūnd theologian, (religious) scholar, mullah, preacher, teacher (in a traditional Qur'an school), in post-revolutionary Iran also used pejoratively to denote the ruling clerics, further etymology uncertain and disputed. Islam. Esp. in Iran (formerly Persia), Pakistan, and Afghanistan: a religious leader, teacher, or scholar. Also as a title. Cf. mujtahid n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > law > Islamic Law > [noun] > scholar talisman1599 mullah1613 akhund1712 maulvi1776 mujtahid1811 ulemaa1843 cleric1885 1712 Atlas Geographus III. 310 Akond, or Chiek Alislam, i.e. the venerable old Man of the Law of Mahomet. 1788 W. Francklin Observ. Tour Bengal to Persia 45 A writing or contract is drawn up..and witnessed by the Cadi, or magistrate, or in his absence by an Akhund, or priest. 1841 H. H. Wilson Trav. Moorcroft & Trebeck II. ii. viii. 27 In each of these [Ladakh villages] was an akhund, or village schoolmaster. 1877 E. Lear Laughable Lyrics Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of Swat? 1879 R. M. Martin Our Indian Empire p. xix This Fakir, the Akhoond of Swat, had as much power..as were ever possessed by the Caliphs in their palmiest days. 1890 Encycl. Brit. I. 238/1 A famous Afghan saint called Akhund Dorweza. 1924 Geogr. Jrnl. 63 307 An important person in the village community is the priest, Mujtahid or Akhund, who conducts marriages and burials. 1983 A. Sachedina in J. L. Esposito Voices of Resurgent Islam ix. 207 Shariati's interpretation of some of the Shia doctrines prompted public criticism from some of the akhunds. 2009 A. Osanloo Politics of Women's Rights in Iran v. 139 Her father was an akhund who had studied in Qom. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1712
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