Muslimah

English

Alternative forms

• Moslemah (archaic)
• Muslima

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْلِمَة (muslima, “female Muslim”); compare Muslim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊzlɪmə/, /ˈmʌzlɪmə/
• Hyphenation: Mus‧limah

Noun

Muslimah (plural Muslimahs)

1. A female Muslim.

Synonyms

• Muslimess (Moslemess) (archaic)
• Muslimette (rare, possibly derogatory and offensive)
• Mussulwoman (archaic)

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْلِمَة (muslima, “female Muslim”). By surface analysis, Muslim +‎ -ah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mus.li.mah]
• Rhymes: -mah, -ah
• Hyphenation: Mus‧li‧mah

Proper noun

Muslimah (Jawi spelling مسلمه, plural Muslimat or Muslimah-Muslimah)

1. A female Muslim.

See also

• Muslim (“a Muslim; a male Muslim”)

 

Further reading

• “Muslimah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.