Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 18, 2003 09:57
21 yrs ago
عربي term
النّصيريّون
عربي إلى أنجليزي
أخرى
Numbers
يقول النّصيريّون " إن السيد محمد أوّل الأعداد ، وهو الواحد ، والأعداد بدؤها منه وعودها إليه .
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
| 5 +7 | Nusairis |
Nabil Baradey
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| 5 | The Ansaries |
Alaa57
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| 5 | Alawites |
Gharbeia (X)
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Proposed translations
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2 ساعات
Nabil Baradey
Native in عربي
Your Ultimate Message, each time on time
Native in: عربي 
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, فرنسي إلى عربي, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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26
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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."
21 دقائق
عربي 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.
2 ساعات
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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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22 ساعات
عربي 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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