Alids

/ˈæːlɪdz/ noun

Plural of alid; members of the Alidae family or descendants of Ali (in Islamic contexts).

From 'Ali,' the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, with the suffix '-id' creating a patronymic meaning 'descendant of.' Used historically in Islamic genealogy and taxonomy.

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