Qadiani
English
Alternative forms
- Quadiani
Etymology
From Urdu قادیانی (qādiyānī); which means "of Qadian" from Qadian, a town in Punjab, India; the location in which the religious movement began.
Adjective
Qadiani (comparative more Qadiani, superlative most Qadiani)
- (derogatory) Belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.
Noun
Qadiani (plural Qadianis)
- (derogatory) A follower of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement.
- 1984, President of Pakistan, “Long title”, in Ordinance XXWikisource, page 73:
Synonyms
- Qadianist
- Qadianite
Translations
part of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at movement
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