Aghlabite

noun

Agh·​lab·​ite

ˈa-glə-ˌbīt,

a-ˈgla-

variants or less commonly Aghlabid

ˈa-glə-bəd,

a-ˈgla-

plural -s

: a member of an Arab dynasty ruling at Kairouan, northern Africa, a.d. 800–909

Word History

Etymology

Ibrāhīm ibn- al- Aghlab (Ibrahim I) †a.d. 812 African sultan, founder of the dynasty + English -ite or -id

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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