Alid
noun
Al·id
ˈa-ləd,
ˈä-
plural -s
: one that claims descent from the caliph Ali and Fatima, son-in-law and daughter respectively of Muhammad
Word History
Etymology
probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin Alides, from ʽAli ibn-abi-Ṭālib †661 Arab caliph + Latin -ides -id
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
- antibonding
- antibourgeois
- antiboycotts
- Antiburgher
- antibusiness
- antibusing
- antic
- antic masque
- antica
- anticaking
- antically
- anticancer
- anticapitalisms
- anticapitalists
- anticarcinogen
- anticarcinogenic
- anticarcinogenics
- anticarcinogens
- anticardiac
- anticaries
- anticariogenic
- anticatalysts
- anticathodes
- anticavity
- anticcer