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Ayyubid

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty, a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ayyubite

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Arabic أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy), using Ayyub (the name of Saladin's father) + -id.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَيُّوبِيّ (ʔayyūbiyy) — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Armenian: Այուբյան (Ayubyan) — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Bengali: আইয়ুবী (aiẏubi) — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • French: ayyoubide — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Hindi: अय्यूबी (ayyūbī) — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Russian: айюби́дский (ajjubídskij) — of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Armenian: Այուբյան (Ayubyan) — member of the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Bengali: আইয়ুবী (aiẏubi) — member of the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Hindi: अय्यूबी (ayyūbī) — member of the Ayyubid dynasty
  • Russian: Айюби́д (Ajjubíd) — member of the Ayyubid dynasty