ˈfad.əməd, -(ˌ)mid noun
also fat·i·mite -ˌmīt
( -s )
Usage: capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Fatima died A.D.632 daughter of Muhammad by his first wife + English -id or -ite
: a descendant of Fatima, a daughter of Muhammad, and Ali, the cousin of Muhammad and fourth caliph of Islam, regarded by the Shi'ites as a true heir to the caliphate ; especially : a member of the Fatimid dynasty ruling portions of No. Africa during the period A.D. 909-1171