Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also Fatimite, in reference to the Arab dynasty that ruled 908-1171 in North Africa and sometimes Egypt and Syria, is from Fatima, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija; Fatima married Ali, and from them the dynasty claimed descent.
Usage examples of "fatimid".
Compared to this irreparable disintegration of the empire, temporary schisms such as the Omayyad Khalifate in Spain, the Fatimid Khalifate in Egypt, and here and there an independent organization of the Kharijites were of little significance.
He had a sprinkling of Fatimid Egyptian infantry and their Nubians, and some cynical Damascenes to man his siege machines.
I can trace my family in a continuous line to the Fatimid Caliphs who ruled here two hundred years ago.
King on the manner of his public appearances - it was said to be on his advice that Roger had taken to wearing a canopy of red silk over his head, to veil the light on him, in the manner of the Fatimid rulers of Egypt.
The hill on the far side of the river with its rounded Fatimid chapel was almost hidden in a heat haze and the few feluccas she could see plying their trade on the broad stretch of water were drifting, sails slack, without a breath of wind.
Fatimid Caliphs in Egypt, who survived from 909 until 1171 and opposed the Caliphs of Baghdad.
Isma'ilis developed into a powerful underground movement and ultimately established the Fatimid Caliphs in Egypt, who survived from 909 until 1171 and opposed the Caliphs of Baghdad.