muwallad

noun

muwallad

noun

Etymology Transliteration of Arabic مُوَلَّد (muwallad, “Arabized”).

1

Historical A Muslim of non-Arab descent in medieval Islamic Spain (al-Andalus), being a local convert or a descendant of one.

Related terms
mawla, Mozarab

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