īˈyübə̇d noun
also ay·yub·ite -üˌbīt
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ayyub ibn-Shadhi died 1173 Kurd general, father of the founder of the dynasty + English -id (patronymic suffix) or -ite
: a member of a Muslim dynasty founded in 1171 the separate branches of which flourished in Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and southern Arabia until the middle of the 13th century