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Qadiani

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

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noun

Meaning 2

A follower of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.

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Usage: derogatory

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History

Etymology

From Urdu قادیانی (qādiyānī); which means "of Qadian" from Qadian, a town in Punjab, India; the location in which the religious movement began.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَادِيَانِيّ (qādiyāniyy) — part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
  • Bengali: কাদিয়ানী (kadiyanī) — part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
  • Hindi: क़ादियानी (qādiyānī) — part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
  • Urdu: قادیانی (qādiyānī) — part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement