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name
Alternative form of Anshar (“sky god”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, plural, plural-only
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
The members of a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan, disciples of Muhammad Ahmad (1844–1885).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
From Arabic أَنْصَار (ʔanṣār, “helpers”).
