CEFR A2

mahdi

noun

Meaning

mahdi means (Sunni Islam) A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and restore peace and justice before the end of the world. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses mahdi to mean (Sunni Islam) A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and....
The teacher asked students to find mahdi in the reading.

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mahdi (A2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses mahdi to mean (Sunni Islam) A leader who, according to Sunni eschatology, will appear and....
The teacher asked students to find mahdi in the reading.

How to Use mahdi

a/the mahdi (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a mahdi."
mahdi in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked mahdi in context before translating it."

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