ˈiːtʃ lˈɪnɪɪdʒ ɪz tɹɐdˈɪʃənəli ðə pɹɪzˈɜːv əvə sˈɪŋɡəl fˈæmɪli ðæt tɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪts ɹˈuːts tʊ ɐn ˈænsɛstɚ hˌuː ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn kɐʃmˈɪɹ wɪð mˈɪɹ sˈeɪjɪd ˈɑːli hˌæmɐdˈɑːni ɪnðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Each lineage is traditionally the preserve of a single family that traces its roots to an ancestor who arrived in Kashmir with Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani in the 14th century.