Sunni
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Sunni
- /ˈsʊni/
Sounds like sonny, sunny (without the foot–strut split) · Rhymes with -ʊni
Where it comes from
From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from سُنَّة (sunna, “Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Sunna + -i.
adjective more Sunni · most Sunni · Sunnī · Sunnee
- Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah. I therefore strongly advocate the formation of a local capital but not at Hillah, which is too Sunni and near Baghdad
noun Sunnis · Sunnī · Sunnee
proper noun Sunnī · Sunnee
- Ellipsis of Sunni Islam In Islam, Sunni is a more triumphant version of the faith than Shia, which stresses the importance of suffering, following the founder Ali, who was persecuted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sunnite, sunnah, sunna, sunita, stronghold, suny, annum, year, years, unchanged, dental, sunnites, sunni islamic, sunnist, sunnaic, deobandi
Translations
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adj related to the Sunni branch of Islam
| Español | suní, sunní |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सुन्नी sunnī, चहार cahār, चारयारी cāryārī |
| Português | sunita |
| Français | sunnite |
| Deutsch | sunnitisch |
| Русский | сунни́тский sunnítskij |
| العربية | سُنِّيّ sunniyy |
Talk about this word "Sunni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sunni. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunni "Sunni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunni.Cite this
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title = {Sunni},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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