Ayyubid is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ayyubid meaning
Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty: a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.
Using Ayyubid
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the Ayyubid dynasty: a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin founded by Saladin and centred in Egypt.
- In the example corpus, ayyubid often appears in combinations such as: the ayyubid, ayyubid army, ayyubid empire.
Context around Ayyubid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ayyubid
- In this selection, "ayyubid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, decade, army, empire and dynasty stand out and add context to how "ayyubid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 150 the ayyubid empire had and ayyubid and mamluk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ayyubid" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ayyubid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These trends would continue into the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods. (10 words)
Before they could form up, the Templar force hacked the Ayyubid army down. (13 words)
Furthermore, women of the Ayyubid family took a prominent role in the patronage of new constructions. (16 words)
Ayyubid and Mamluk rule The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 – again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there. (40 words)
He realised that his only hope of success in the Holy Land was to negotiate for the surrender of Jerusalem as he lacked the manpower to engage the Ayyubid empire in battle. (32 words)
The Transjordan castles stayed in Ayyubid hands, and Arab sources suggest that Frederick was not permitted to restore Jerusalem's fortifications, although the Crusaders did in fact restore Jerusalem's defensive walls. (32 words)
Example sentences (11)
The Zaydis were dispersed and a truce was signed with the Ayyubid in 1219. citation The Ayyubid army was defeated in Dhamar in 1226.
Africa The Mali Empire around the end of the decade * Ayyubid dynasty In Egypt, the Mameluk sultans were constantly changing.
Ayyubid and Mamluk rule The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 – again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there.
Before they could form up, the Templar force hacked the Ayyubid army down.
Furthermore, women of the Ayyubid family took a prominent role in the patronage of new constructions.
He realised that his only hope of success in the Holy Land was to negotiate for the surrender of Jerusalem as he lacked the manpower to engage the Ayyubid empire in battle.
On 13 April 1175, the Zengid troops marched to attack his forces, but soon found themselves surrounded by Saladin's Ayyubid veterans who crushed them.
Riley-Smith, The Crusades: A History, p. 150. The Ayyubid empire had fallen into civil war after the death of Saladin in 1193.
These trends would continue into the Fatimid and Ayyubid periods.
The Transjordan castles stayed in Ayyubid hands, and Arab sources suggest that Frederick was not permitted to restore Jerusalem's fortifications, although the Crusaders did in fact restore Jerusalem's defensive walls.
This strengthened the support of sultan al-Adil I (العادل), an Ayyubid -Egyptian general who supported Raymond-Roupen's claims in Antioch.
Common combinations with ayyubid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: