Moslem
See also: moslem
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɒzləm/, /ˈmɒsləm/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
Moslem (plural Moslems)
- (now often derogatory) Dated spelling of Muslim.
Usage notes
Muslim has been the more common spelling since the 1940s and is now at least an order of magnitude more common.[1]
Adjective
Moslem (comparative more Moslem, superlative most Moslem)
- (now often derogatory) Dated spelling of Muslim.
- 1985 August 24, Mara Math, “Note This!”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 19:
- Eliza Wyatt's Mirror-Images attempts to explore the conflict between modern and traditional ways of life for residents of an unnamed Moslem country, with an emphasis on women.
References
- ^ Muslim, Moslem at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔslɛm/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mos‧lem
Noun
Moslem m (strong, genitive Moslems, plural Moslems or Mosleme, feminine Moslemin)
Usage notes
In formal standard German, Muslim is now more common,[1] whereas Moslem continues to be the predominant form in colloquial German. It is also commonly used by Muslims themselves, albeit possibly to a lesser degree.
Declension
Declension of Moslem [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Moslemin
- moslemisch
- Kulturmoslem
Related terms
- Moslemismus
References
- ^ Muslim, Moslem at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmoslem/ [ˈmos.lɛm]
- Rhymes: -oslem
- Syllabification: Mos‧lem
Noun
Moslem (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- alternative form of Muslim
Adjective
Moslem (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- alternative form of Muslim
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English Moslem, from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔslɛm/
Proper noun
Moslem m (plural Moslemiaid)
- alternative form of Mwslim (“Muslim”)
Derived terms
- Moslemaidd (“Muslim”, adjective)
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Moslem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies