Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 18, 2003 09:57
20 yrs ago
Arabic term
النّصيريّون
Arabic to English
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يقول النّصيريّون " إن السيد محمد أوّل الأعداد ، وهو الواحد ، والأعداد بدؤها منه وعودها إليه .
Proposed translations
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| 5 +7 | Nusairis |
Nabil Baradey
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| 5 | The Ansaries |
Alaa AHMED
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| 5 | Alawites |
Gharbeia (X)
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Proposed translations
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Nabil Baradey
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 2 more.
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Nusairis
This is the name used by orientalists, and it is a faithful immitation of the Arabic name for the followers of this sect.
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Note added at 2003-10-18 12:51:06 (GMT)
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Please look:
http://ismaili.net/histoire/history07/history756.html
http://www.antiqillum.com/texts/bg/Qadosh/qadosh051.htm
http://www.alpheus.org/html/articles/esoteric_history/secret...
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Note added at 2003-10-18 12:51:06 (GMT)
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Please look:
http://ismaili.net/histoire/history07/history756.html
http://www.antiqillum.com/texts/bg/Qadosh/qadosh051.htm
http://www.alpheus.org/html/articles/esoteric_history/secret...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Nabil."
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Alaa AHMED
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
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Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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226
Arabic term (edited):
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The Ansaries
A gnostic sect in Syria
Peer comment(s):
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Shazly
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TKS Ahmed
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Nabil Baradey
: The root of this word is completely different from the root of Nusairis. Ansari comes from Ansars (Supportters), Nusairis comes from Ibn Al-Nusair, the founder of the sect.
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Nabil! You're right as well. The reference for my answer is Doniac's Hans Vers Dictionary of Current Arabic
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Arabic term (edited):
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Alawites
It is the religious denomnation in Syria and Turkey alright, except the name العلوين and its translitteration is what I see in Western literature.
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