Marabout meaning

măr'ə-bo͝o', -bo͝ot'
A Muslim hermit or saint, especially in northern Africa.
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The tomb of such a hermit or saint.
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A Muslim hermit or holy man, esp. among the Berbers and Moors.
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The tomb or shrine of such a man.
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A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa. [from 17th c.]
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The tomb or shrine of such a person. [from 19th c.]
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Origin of marabout

  • French from Portuguese marabuto from Arabic murābiṭ posted, stationed, marabout participle of rābaṭa to be posted derived stem of rabaṭa to bind, tie rbṭ in Semitic roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From French marabout, from Portuguese maraboto, marabuto, from Maghrebi Arabic مرابط (mrābeá¹­) (standard Arabic مرابط (murābiá¹­, “soldier stationed in fortified outpost")).
    From Wiktionary

Marabout Sentence Examples

  • It contains the kubba of a celebrated marabout, Sidi Embarek, who lived in the 7th century.

  • In the Sud Oranais an insurrection, fomented by a marabout named Bu-Amama, broke out in 1881, and the insurgents massacred the European labourers engaged in the collection of alfa (or esparto) grass.

  • The town, founded by the French, derives its name from the kubba (tomb) of a marabout named Sidi-bel-Abbes, near which a redoubt was constructed by General Bedeau in 1843.

  • Murdbit, a religious ascetic (see Marabout).

  • The birds include the ostrich, marabout, vultures, kites, hawks, ground hornbill, great bustard, guinea fowl, partridge, lesser bustard, quail, snipe, duck, widgeon, teal, geese of various kinds, paraquets, doves, blue, bronze and green pigeons, and many others.

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