namazi

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Etymology

From Urdu نَمازی (namāzī), from Urdu نَماز (namāz) and their source, Persian نَمَاز.

Noun

namazi (plural namazis)

  1. (South Asia, Islam) a person regular in salah; one who goes to the mosque (Islamic equivalent of a parishioner)
  2. (figuratively) A devout Muslim.
  3. (India, Internet slang, derogatory) A Muslim, especially a bigot or a religious extremist.

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