al-Qurashi

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al-Qurashi is an Arabic nisba (attributive surname) indicating lineage or association with the Quraysh tribe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic nisba
attributive surname
associatedReligion Islam NERFINISHED
category Arabic-language surnames
nisbas
culturalContext Arab naming conventions
derivedFrom Quraysh NERFINISHED
distinguishes members of Quraysh from other Arab tribes
etymologicalType tribal nisba
feminineForm al-Qurashiyya NERFINISHED
genderForm masculine form
historicalSignificance marks connection to the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad
indicatesAssociationWith Quraysh tribe NERFINISHED
indicatesLineageTo Quraysh tribe NERFINISHED
language Arabic
nameStructure follows given-name-plus-nisba pattern
orthographicFeature prefixed with definite article al-
regionOfUse Arab world NERFINISHED
Muslim-majority countries
semanticField genealogy
tribal affiliation
shortFormOf al-Qurashī NERFINISHED
transliterationVariant al-Qurashi NERFINISHED
al-Qurashī NERFINISHED
typeOf Arabic family name
usedBy descendants of Quraysh
people associated with Quraysh
usedIn Arabic biographical literature
Islamic historical texts
writingSystem Arabic script

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Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (reported successor) usesNisba al-Qurashi
subject surface form: Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi