Muslim

Alternative forms

• Moslem (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم‎ (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ‎ (ʾaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م‎ (s-l-m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلام‎ (ʾislām) means literally "submission". In a religious sense, الْإِسْلَام‎ (al-ʾislām) translates to "faith, piety", and مُسْلِم‎ (muslim) to "one who has (religious) faith or piety".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌsləm/, /ˈmʌzləm/, /ˈmʊslɪm/, /ˈmʊzlɪm/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -ʌsləm, -ʌzləm, -ʊslɪm, -ʊzlɪm

Noun

Muslim (plural Muslims, feminine Muslimah or Muslima)

1. A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

   I just saw a group of Shia Muslims praying.

Adjective

Muslim (not comparable)

1. Being or relating to a believer of Islam.

Anagrams

• limmus

Alternative forms

• Moslem (now chiefly colloquial, but still common)
• Moslim (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊslɪm/, /mʊsˈliːm/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Mus‧lim

Noun

Muslim m (genitive Muslims, plural Muslime or Muslims, feminine Muslima or Muslimin)

1. Muslim

   Synonym: Moslem

   Antonyms: Nichtmuslim, Kafir

Further reading

• Muslim in Duden online