Although Iran is nowadays known for being a stronghold of Shia Islam, most Persian Muslims were Sunni until the XVth century.
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Sunni
//ˈsʊni//
Synonyms for "sunni" (14 found)
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Related words (7)
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1 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سُنِّيّ noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Belarusian
1 entries- суні́цкі adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
Bengali
2 entries- সুন্নি adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- সুন্নি noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Catalan
2 entries- sunnita adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunnita noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 遜尼 /逊尼 noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Czech
2 entries- sunnitský adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunnita noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Danish
1 entries- sunni noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Dutch
2 entries- soennitisch adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- soenniet noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Estonian
1 entries- sunniitlik adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
Finnish
4 entries- sunnilainen adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunnalainen noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- sunni noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- sunnilainen noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
French
2 entries- sunnite adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunnite noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Georgian
1 entries- სუნიტური adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
German
4 entries- sunnitisch adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- Sunnit noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- Sunnit noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- Sunnite noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Hindi
4 entries- चहार adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- चारयारी adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- सुन्नी adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- चहार noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Hungarian
1 entries- szunnita adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
Japanese
1 entries- スンニ noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Kazakh
3 entries- сүнни adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- сүнни noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- сүнни мұсылман noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- сүннөтчү noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Macedonian
2 entries- сунитски adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- сунит noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Marathi
1 entries- सुन्नी noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- sinî adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sinî noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Persian
1 entries- سنی noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Polish
2 entries- sunnicki adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunnita noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Portuguese
2 entries- sunita adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunita noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Russian
2 entries- сунни́тский adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- сунни́т noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Slovene
2 entries- sunitski adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunit noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Spanish
3 entries- suní adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- sunita noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
- suní noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Turkish
2 entries- Sünni adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- Sünni noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Ukrainian
2 entries- суні́тський adj (related to the Sunni branch of Islam)
- суні́т noun (follower of Sunni Islam)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
In this country, the majority of the population practices Sunni Islam.
Source: tatoeba (3705040)
In this country, the majority of the population professes Sunni Islam.
Source: tatoeba (3705042)
In this country, the majority of the population espouses Sunni Islam.
Source: tatoeba (3705044)
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