Alawite

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Alawite

/ˈæləˌwaɪt/

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From Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy) + -ite. By surface analysis, Alawi + -ite. Piecewise doublet of Alevite.

noun Alawites · Alaouite

A member of a mystical Shiite group that reveres Ali.
Similar: Alawi, Nusayri
A person raised in the Alawite culture.

adjective Alaouite

Of or relating to the Alawites or to Alawism.

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noun Translations

Español	alauita, alawita
中文	阿拉維派 /阿拉维派 Ālāwéipài
Português	alauíta, alawita
Français	alaouite
Deutsch	Alawit, Alawitin
Ελληνικά	Αλαουίτης Alaouítis
Русский	алави́т alavít

adj Translations

Español	alauita, alawita
Português	alauíta, alawita
Français	alaouite
Deutsch	alawitisch
Русский	алавитский alavitskij

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Chicago

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@misc{alawite_2026,
  title = {Alawite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alawite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}