muzułman

See also: muzulman and muzulmán

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈzuw.man/
  • Rhymes: -uwman
  • Syllabification: mu‧zuł‧man

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Muselmann. According to Witold Pilecki, a Polish World War II cavalry officer and KL-Auschwitz prisoner, the term started to be used by German guards in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It derived from the fact that extremely exhausted prisoners would crouch and they resembled Muslims during a prayer.

Noun

muzułman m pers

  1. (historical, Nazism, prison slang) prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp showing symptoms of starvation and exhaustion, resigned to their impending death
  2. (dated, Islam) Muslim (believer of Islam)
    Synonym: muzułmanin
Declension
Declension of muzułman
singular plural
nominative muzułman muzułmani/muzułmany (deprecative)
genitive muzułmana muzułmanów
dative muzułmanowi muzułmanom
accusative muzułmana muzułmanów
instrumental muzułmanem muzułmanami
locative muzułmanie muzułmanach
vocative muzułmanie muzułmani
adjective
nouns

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

muzułman

  1. (rare, proscribed) genitive plural of muzułmanin
    Synonym: muzułmanów

Further reading

  • muzułman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • muzułman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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