Sunni

Meaning

Adj

Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.

Noun

A follower of Sunni Islam.

Name

Ellipsis of Sunni Islam.

Synonyms

Sunnite

Sunni Islam

Sunni Muslim

Translations

sunnite

sunnisme

sinî

Sünni

suní

sunnita

sunita

سني

Sunnit

sunismo

sunita

Sunnite

sinîtî

sunnita

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʊni/

Etymology

From Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy), from سُنَّة (sunna, “Sunna”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Sunna + -i.