Marinid

English

Etymology

From Marin +‎ -id, a calque of Arabic بنو مرين (Banū Marīn, “sons of Marin”), from their supposed progenitor Marin ibn Wartajan al-Zenati.

Noun

Marinid (plural Marinids)

(historical) A member of a dynasty of Zenata Berber descent that ruled Morocco from the 13th to the 15th century.

Translations

member of a dynasty

Arabic: مَرِينِيّ m (marīniyy)
French: Mérinide m or f

Anagrams

Danimir, Minardi, Miniard, Mirinda, arminid

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