Fatimid

American  

[fat-uh-mid] / ˈfæt ə mɪd /

Also Fatimite

noun

1. any caliph of the North African dynasty, 909–1171, claiming descent from Fatima and Ali.

2. any descendant of Fatima and Ali.

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Fatimid British  

/ ˈfætɪmɪd /

noun

1. a member of the Muslim dynasty, descended from Fatima, daughter of Mohammed, and Ali, her husband, that ruled over North Africa and parts of Egypt and Syria (909–1171)

2. Also called: Fatimite.  a descendant of Fatima and Ali

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Etymology

Origin of Fatimid

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

The Fatimid caliphs also claimed to be imams, Shia with spiritual authority over Muslims, based on either their biological descent from Ali or their manifestation of God’s will on earth.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Cairo is characterized in large part by its layers of architecture — Fatimid, Mamluk, Khedival.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

Much of the initial work will focus on restoring the districts around three grand gates built by Tunisia's Fatimid dynasty, which ruled for two centuries after its army conquered Cairo in 969 A.D.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021

It was found between two stones in the side of a well at a house in a neighbourhood dating to the Abbasid and Fatimid periods.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2018

Throughout the Fatimid period we constantly find Christians and Jews, and especially Armenians, advanced to the highest offices of state.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir