also ~te noun Etymology: Arabic ‘alawī, from the caliph ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, central figure in Shia Islam Date: 1930 a member of a religious sect living mainly in Syria that originated in Shiite Islam but separated from other Shiite Islam groups in the ninth and tenth centuries
ALAWI
Meaning of ALAWI in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012