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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARABOUT

Via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MARABOUT

marabout  [ˈmærəˌbuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARABOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marabout is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARABOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marabout

Marabout

A marabout is a Muslim religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and in the Maghreb. The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur'an, or religious teacher. Others may be wandering holy men who survive on alms, Sufi Murshids, or leaders of religious communities. Still others keep alive syncretic pre-Islamic traditions, making amulets for good luck, presiding at various ceremonies, telling the future, and in some cases actively guiding the lives of followers. The common practice of receiving gifts or money for this service is disapproved of by orthodox Muslims.

Definition of marabout in the English dictionary

The definition of marabout in the dictionary is a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa. Other definition of marabout is a shrine of the grave of a marabout.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARABOUT


babu
ˈbɑːbuː
bamboo
bæmˈbuː
boo
buː
boubou
ˈbuːbuː
bubu
ˈbuːbuː
bugaboo
ˈbʌɡəˌbuː
Cariboo
ˈkærɪˌbuː
caribou
ˈkærɪˌbuː
Cebu
sɪˈbuː
habu
ˈhɑːbuː
jigaboo
ˈdʒɪɡəˌbuː
konbu
ˈkɒnbuː
marabou
ˈmærəˌbuː
ombu
ɒmˈbuː
peekaboo
ˈpiːkəˌbuː
rubaboo
ˈrʌbəˌbuː
taboo
təˈbuː
tabu
təˈbuː
urubu
ˌuːruːˈbuː
zebu
ˈziːbuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARABOUT

mara
marabi
marabou
marabunta
maraca
Maracaibo
Maracanda
Maracay
Maradona
marae
maraging steel
marah
maranatha
maranta
marari
marasca
marasca cherry
maraschino
maraschino cherry
marasmic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARABOUT

about
bout
bring about
come about
get about
go about
hang about
just about
kick about
make no bones about
nothing to write home about
out and about
right about
roundabout
see about
set about
talk about
thereabout
time about
walkabout
what about

Synonyms and antonyms of marabout in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marabout» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARABOUT

Find out the translation of marabout to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marabout from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marabout» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

marabout
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morabito
570 millions of speakers

English

marabout
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

marabout
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرابط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Marabout
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marabu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

marabout
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marabout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Marabout
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

marabout
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マラブー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마라 부트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Marabout
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thầy tu ở bắc phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடந்த சக்தி படைத்த துறவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मारुबाउट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

murabut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marabout
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Marabout
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Marabout
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Marabout
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μποά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maraboe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marabout
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marabout
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marabout

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARABOUT»

The term «marabout» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARABOUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marabout

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARABOUT»

Discover the use of marabout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marabout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marabout Women in Dakar: Creating Trust in a Rural Urban Space
This rich ethnographic study explores the life and work of successful marabout women in Dakar.
Amber B. Gemmeke, 2008
2
The Marabout and the Muse: New Aspects of Islam in African ...
This volume analyses the vitality of certain African literary traditions that have a common sense of belonging to the world of Islam.
Kenneth W. Harrow, 1996
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Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles and Other ...
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Ouida, 2010
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Balancing Written History with Oral Tradition: The Legacy of ...
Son of Alfa Hamadoun Djouandé marabout living in Dia Son of Alfa Bocar Djouandé marabout living in Dia Son of Alfa Lassina Djouandé marabout living in Dia Son of Alfa Daouda Djouandé marabout living in Dia Son of Alfa Kissitim ...
Hassimi Oumarou Maiga, 2009
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Shamanism: An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and ...
Yet the word marabout does re- fer to people who, like shamans, incorporate overlapping sets of practices. A majority of Muslims in West Africa are members of various Sufi “orders” (turoq, plural; tariqa, singular), among which the Tijaniyya,  ...
Mariko Namba Walter, Eva Jane Neumann Fridman, 2004
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Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade
This was the triumph, throughout northern Senegambia, of Muslim theocracies under the political and spiritual authority of Nasir Al Din. The process took on specific features in each of the kingdoms thus occupied by the marabout movement.
Boubacar Barry, 1998
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Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Islam, which served as an excuse for the marabout movement, was changing its character. From the religion of a minority caste of merchants and courtiers in the royal courts, it became a popular resistance movement against the arbitrary ...
Bethwell A. Ogot, Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa, 1992
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West Africa
The concept of the marabout-led brotherhood was imported to Senegal from Morocco, where a spiritual leader is known as a cheikh, or khalif, terms that are also used in Senegal. The earliest brotherhood established south of the Sahara was ...
James Bainbridge, 2006
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Islam in Afric: Marabout, Islam in Somalia, Islam in Rwanda, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
10
West Africa: C Te D'Ivoire, Togo, Marabout, Jews of Bilad ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARABOUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marabout is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy - The Gazette
... adult coloring book "Splendid Cities: Color Your Way to Calm," by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick, Hachette Livre (Editions Marabout). «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
2
allAfrica.com: Gambia: Eid-Ul Fitr (koriteh) Observed Peacefully On …
The incident such as the arrest and subsequent trial of the former alkalo and the marabout both of Sangajor village for defying the Supreme ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Gambian detains two brothers over terrorism
He said Muhammed Fadel is the elder brother and he is a Marabout while the younger one Hatabu is running a charitable organization ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Trendy but calm: Adult coloring books selling like crazy
... adult coloring book "Splendid Cities: Color Your Way to Calm," by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick, Hachette Livre (Editions Marabout). «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
5
10 Things to Know for Thursday
... adult coloring book "Splendid Cities: Color Your Way to Calm," by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick, Hachette Livre (Editions Marabout). «Laredo Morning Times, Jul 15»
6
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Jammeh was advised by his marabout to take out 1111 bags of rice as charity. This, the marabout said, would avert any betrayal scheme ... «Freedom Newspaper, Jul 15»
7
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The band, the creation of singer Anna Jean, have released three terrific singles so far, including the just-released "Marabout." You can stream ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
8
REVEALED: Buhari's Spiritual Advisers, 'Marabouts'
Buhari would travel on a moment's notice once he is alerted by the marabout that the coast was not clear. And Buhari will remain outside the ... «Naija247news, Jul 15»
9
Gambia frees 85 prisoners
Hamadi Sowe, a marabout with incriminatory links to former Accountant General Alieu Jobe in the 2006 coup led by runaway leader Ndure ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Côte d'Ivoire - Moustapha Chafi, le mandat d'arrêt international et …
... les Tajakkane, orfèvre du Coran et du négoce, a beaucoup forgé la personnalité du jeune bédouin-marabout dès sa tendre enfance. «Connectionivoirienne.net, Jul 15»

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