English word origin

Etymology of murid

An appellativization from Murid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Any rodent in the family Muridae.

adj

Of or belonging to the family Muridae.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

An appellativization from Murid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names); by surface analysis, ending in suffix -id.

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Word-formation component-iden

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A Sufi novice committed to enlightenment under a spiritual guide. · A member of the largest of the three hereditary Yazidi castes, composed of laypeople charged with seeking spiritual guidance from the sheikhs and pirs.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Arabic مُرِيد (murīd, literally “seeker”).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionمُرِيدar

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