- Ayyar redirects here. It can also refer to Ayyar of Bulgaria.
Áyyār, (
Ayyâr, pl.
Ayyârân,
ʿayyār, pl.
ʿayyārūn) refers to a person associated with a class of warriors in Iraq and Iran from the 9th to the 12th centuries. The word literally means
vagabond. Ayyars were associated with
futuwwa, or medieval Islamic organizations located in cities.