Muslim
English
Alternative forms
- Moslem (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed around 1615 from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م (s l m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلام (ʔislām) means literally "submission". In a religious sense, الْإِسْلَام (al-ʔislām) translates to "faith, piety", and مُسْلِم (muslim) to "one who has (religious) faith or piety".
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʊz.lɪm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmʌz.ləm/, /ˈmʊz.lɪm/[1]
- (more Arabized) IPA(key): /ˈmʊs.lɪm/, /ˈmʊs.ləm/[1]
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌzlɪm, -ʊzlɪm, -ʊslɪm
Noun
Muslim (plural Muslims)
- A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.
- 1626, Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, or Relations of the World, fourth edition, page 1019: lines 19-21:
- It was gouerned by Macuac, which conditioned with Amrus that euery Egyptian should pay an Egyptian peece of Gold, and to entertaine three dayes euery Muslim which passed that way.
- 2006, Howard Greenstein, Kendra G. Hotz, John Kaltner, What Do Our Neighbors Believe?, →ISBN:
- Muslims invented the concept of zero, which is a foundation for the numbering system used throughout the world.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:Muslim
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Sunni, Shi'a, Sufi/Sufist, Ahle Quran, Salafite, Muwahhid, Quranist, Moorish Scientist, Ismaili/Ismailite, Zahirist, Ahmadi (controversial), 5 percenter, Ibadist, ghair muqallid, Hanafite
- jihadist/jihadi, mujahid
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- anti-Muslim
- anti-Muslimism
- anti-Muslimist
- anti-Muslimness
- Black Muslim
- Cape Muslim
- Christo-Muslim
- cyber-Muslim
- demuslimize
- de-Muslimize
- I'm a Muslim
- inter-Muslim
- intra-Muslim
- mujeet
- Muslimah
- Muslimaniac
- Muslim Area
- Muslimcentric
- Muslimdom
- Muslimese
- Muslimess
- Muslimest
- Muslimette
- Muslimhood
- Muslimic
- Muslimicide
- Muslimification
- Muslimify
- Muslimish
- Muslimism
- Muslimist
- Muslimistic
- Muslimite
- muslimity
- Muslimize
- Muslimless
- Muslimlover
- Muslimly
- Muslimness
- Muslimo-
- Muslimofascist
- Muslimoid
- Muslimologist
- Muslimology
- muslimonazi
- Muslimophile
- Muslimphobe
- Muslimphobia
- Muslimphobic
- Muslimship
- Muslimstan
- muslimtard
- Muslim Village
- Muslimville
- Muslim Zionism
- neo-Muslim
- non-Muslim
- out-Muslim
- pan-Muslimism
- philo-Muslim
- post-Muslim
- pre-Muslim
- pro-Muslim
- promuslim
- proto-Muslim
- pseudo-Muslim
- Sahih Muslim
- semi-Muslim
- un-Muslim
Translations
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Adjective
Muslim (comparative more Muslim, superlative most Muslim)
- Being or relating to a believer of Islam.
- 2009, Irene Silverblatt, “Foreword”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew D. O'hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page xi:
- The notion of blood purity was first elaborated in Europe, where it was used to separate Old Christians from Spain’s New Christians—women and men of Jewish and Muslim origin whose ancestors had converted to Christianity.
- 2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN[2]:
- Kaplan-Miller said she first joined the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an interfaith organization that was founded by a Muslim and a Jewish woman in suburban New Jersey, shortly after the 2016 election.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
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Proper noun
Muslim
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Muslim”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.: ≈/ˈmʌz.ləm/, /ˈmʊz.ləm/, /ˈmʊs.ləm/
Further reading
- “Muslim”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Muslim in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Muslim”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
- Moslem (now chiefly colloquial, but still common)
- Moslim (archaic)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊslɪm/, /mʊsˈliːm/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mus‧lim
Noun
Muslim m (strong, genitive Muslims, plural Muslime or Muslims, feminine Muslimin or Muslime or Muslima)
Declension
Synonyms
- Mohammedaner (“Muhammedaner”) (dated)
- Mohammeder, Muhammeder (obsolete, rare)
- Muselman, Muselmann, Muselmane (archaic)
- Musel (derogatory)
- Islamit (rare)
Hypernyms
- Abrahamit
Hyponyms
- Alevit, Alewit
- Chardschit
- Dschabrit
- Mutazilit
- Schiit
- Sunnit
- Wahhabit
- Islamist
- Radikalmuslim
- Vorzeige-Muslim
Derived terms
- Muslimin
- muslimisch
- Muslimisierung, muslimisieren
- Kulturmuslim
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mus.lem], [muz.lem]
- Rhymes: -lim, -im
- Hyphenation: Mus‧lim
Proper noun
Muslim (Jawi spelling مسلم, plural Muslimin or Muslim-Muslim)
- A Muslim.
- Synonym: orang Islam
- A male Muslim.
Affixations
- kemusliman
- muslimkan (“to islamize”)
Descendants
- Indonesian: muslim
See also
- Muslimah (“a female Muslim”)
Further reading
- “Muslim” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), possibly via English Muslim. Doublet of Musulman.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /musˈlim/ [mʊsˈlɪm]
- Rhymes: -im
- Syllabification: Mus‧lim
Noun
Muslím (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔) (Islam)
- Muslim
- Synonyms: Musulman, Mahometano, Moro, (slang) dimaporo
Related terms
- Islam
- Islamista
Adjective
Muslím (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔) (Islam)
Further reading
- “Muslim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018