Alawiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈaləwʌɪt/,

/aləˈwiːt/, U.S.

/ˈæləˌwaɪt/,

/ˌæləˈwit/

Forms: 1900s– Alaouite, 1900s– Alauite, 1900s– ʿAlawite, 1900s– Alawite, 1900s– Alouite, 1900s– Alowite.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic, combined with an English element. Etymons: Arabic ʿAlawī , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Arabic ʿAlawī Alawi n. + -ite suffix¹. With use as noun compare slightly earlier Alawi n.; with use as adjective compare earlier Alawi adj.In form Alaouite probably after French alaouite (1904 or earlier as noun and adjective).

Islam.

A. n.

= Alawi n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [noun] > Shiite > person

Ismaelite1571

Shia1626

Zaidi1709

Shiite1728

Ansarian1787

Nusayri1792

Ismaili1820

Ansayri1824

sevener1835

Ismaelian1839

Alawi1874

Twelver1876

Alawite1922

Hezbollahi1981

1922 Illustr. London News 22 Apr. 593/1 The French forces in Northern Syria recently subdued the turbulent tribe of the Ansariehs (or Alaouites).

1934 C. Lumby Cook's Traveller's Handbk. Palestine, Syria & Iraq (ed. 6) iii. v. 387 The repeated rebellions of the sectarian Nusairis (Alawites) against the Moslem power in the nineteenth century prevented its [sc. Latakia's] recovering much prosperity.

1945 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 39 420 The Arabs..criticised the regulations because they separated the Alowites from the Arabs.

1976 Guardian Weekly 20 June 13/5 The Syrian president is in fact an Alouite.

1999 J. F. Geniesse Passionate Nomad xiv. 240 The Alawites have..acquired considerable respectability and a new measure of prosperity since Hafiz al-Assad, an Alawite, became Syria's strongman.

2008 Middle East Jrnl. 62 688/2 At least four were killed in sectarian clashes between a predominantly Sunni anti-Syrian faction and pro-Syrian Alawites in Tripoli.

B. adj.

= Alawi adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [adjective] > Shiite

Ismaelian1839

Ismaili1840

Nusayri1872

Alawi1877

Shiitic1884

Zaidi1885

Alawite1925

Amal1976

1925 Fortn. Rev. 1 Oct. 488 The situation in the Alaouite State was, and is, a special one.

1931 Times 20 Nov. 13/1 The State of Latakia, formerly called the Alawiya or Alaouite State.

1949 R. Pearse Three Years in Levant iv. 37 The deficiency in unmarried girls was met in part by a flourishing market in Alawite servants.

1989 D. Walters Not always with Pack ii. 188 He had at least had a tough climb from being a member of the Alawite minority to the top.

2007 Third World Q. 28 967 The Sunni community..may already begin to relate to Syrian Sunni grievances against the Alawite clans dominating the Syrian regime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alawite
释义	Alawiten.adj. Brit. /ˈaləwʌɪt/, /aləˈwiːt/, U.S. /ˈæləˌwaɪt/, /ˌæləˈwit/ Forms: 1900s– Alaouite, 1900s– Alauite, 1900s– ʿAlawite, 1900s– Alawite, 1900s– Alouite, 1900s– Alowite. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic, combined with an English element. Etymons: Arabic ʿAlawī , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Arabic ʿAlawī Alawi n. + -ite suffix¹. With use as noun compare slightly earlier Alawi n.; with use as adjective compare earlier Alawi adj.In form Alaouite probably after French alaouite (1904 or earlier as noun and adjective). Islam. A. n. = Alawi n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [noun] > Shiite > person Ismaelite1571 Shia1626 Zaidi1709 Shiite1728 Ansarian1787 Nusayri1792 Ismaili1820 Ansayri1824 sevener1835 Ismaelian1839 Alawi1874 Twelver1876 Alawite1922 Hezbollahi1981 1922 Illustr. London News 22 Apr. 593/1 The French forces in Northern Syria recently subdued the turbulent tribe of the Ansariehs (or Alaouites). 1934 C. Lumby Cook's Traveller's Handbk. Palestine, Syria & Iraq (ed. 6) iii. v. 387 The repeated rebellions of the sectarian Nusairis (Alawites) against the Moslem power in the nineteenth century prevented its [sc. Latakia's] recovering much prosperity. 1945 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 39 420 The Arabs..criticised the regulations because they separated the Alowites from the Arabs. 1976 Guardian Weekly 20 June 13/5 The Syrian president is in fact an Alouite. 1999 J. F. Geniesse Passionate Nomad xiv. 240 The Alawites have..acquired considerable respectability and a new measure of prosperity since Hafiz al-Assad, an Alawite, became Syria's strongman. 2008 Middle East Jrnl. 62 688/2 At least four were killed in sectarian clashes between a predominantly Sunni anti-Syrian faction and pro-Syrian Alawites in Tripoli. B. adj. = Alawi adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > Islamic sects and groups > [adjective] > Shiite Ismaelian1839 Ismaili1840 Nusayri1872 Alawi1877 Shiitic1884 Zaidi1885 Alawite1925 Amal1976 1925 Fortn. Rev. 1 Oct. 488 The situation in the Alaouite State was, and is, a special one. 1931 Times 20 Nov. 13/1 The State of Latakia, formerly called the Alawiya or Alaouite State. 1949 R. Pearse Three Years in Levant iv. 37 The deficiency in unmarried girls was met in part by a flourishing market in Alawite servants. 1989 D. Walters Not always with Pack ii. 188 He had at least had a tough climb from being a member of the Alawite minority to the top. 2007 Third World Q. 28 967 The Sunni community..may already begin to relate to Syrian Sunni grievances against the Alawite clans dominating the Syrian regime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1922
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