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English word origin

Etymology of Ansar

From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A group of tribespeople, living in Madinah, who gave aid and protection to the prophet Mohammad and his followers, the Muhajirun. · The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).

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From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).

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