Makki
/ˈmæk.i/noun
Relating to Mecca, especially a Qur’anic chapter or tradition originating before Muhammad’s migration to Medina.
Did you know?In Qur’anic studies, “Makki” classification generally refers to material revealed before the Hijra, even when the revelation occurred outside Mecca itself.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Islamic Arabia
Arabic
Makkah
“The sacred Arabian sanctuary and city later known in English as Mecca.”
Early Islamic period
Arabic
Makkī
“Of or relating to Makkah; a nisba adjective formed from the place-name.”
7th Century
Arabic
al-sūra al-Makkiyya
“A Meccan surah, traditionally a chapter revealed before the Hijra.”
Medieval Islamic scholarship
Arabic
Makkī
“A technical classification for pre-Hijra Qur’anic revelation or related traditions.”
19th–20th Century
English
Makki
“A transliterated scholarly term referring to Meccan revelation or material associated with Mecca.”
Modern English
English
Makki
“Relating to Mecca, particularly in Islamic studies and Qur’anic classification.”