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| Fat·i·mid [ fáttə mìd ] (plural Fat·i·mids) or Fat·i·mite [ fáttə mt ] (plural Fat·i·mites) |
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1. member of Muslim dynasty: a member of a Muslim dynasty, descended from Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Ali, that ruled North Africa and parts of Egypt and Syria from ad 909 to 1171
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2. Fatima's descendant: a descendant of Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Ali
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| [Mid-19th century. < Arabic Fāṭima "Fatima"] |
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