Karaite

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew קראי (kara'í) + -ite.

Alternative forms

• Karait

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ə.aɪt/

Noun

Karaite (plural Karaites)

1. An adherent of Karaism.

Translations

adherent of Karaism

• Arabic: الثامن و قوامه
• Belarusian: караімскі (karaimski)
• German: Karait m, Karaitin f, Karäer (de) m, Karäerin (de) f
• Kazakh: караимской (karaimskoi), караимов (karaimov)
• Russian: караимский (ru) (karaimskij)
• Slovene: karaitskih
• Ukrainian: караїмський (karajimsʹkyj)

See also

• Karaim

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Karait

Noun

Karaite (plural Karaites)

1. (historical) A member of a particular Turco-Mongol tribal confederation (khanate) in the Altai-Sayan region during the 12th century.

Further reading

• Keraites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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