Qarmatian
English
Alternative forms
- Carmathian
- Karmathian
- Qarmathian
Etymology
Arabic قَرْمَطِيّ (qarmaṭiyy, “one who writes in small letters”) + -ian.
Noun
Qarmatian (plural Qarmatians)
- (historical) A member of a religious group combining elements of the Ismaili Shi'i branch of Islam with Persian mysticism, founded by Hamdan al-Qarmat and centered in eastern Arabia, where they attempted to establish a utopian republic in 899 CE.