امام

See also: إمام‎ and أمام‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʾimām).

Noun

امام • (imam)

1. (Islam) imam

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʾimām).

Noun

امام • (emâm) m

1. (Islam) imam

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Persian

Dari Persian	امام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	имом (imom)

تیتر اصلی روزنامه اطلاعات با سرخط امام آمد
Ettela'at newspaper with the headline 'the Imam has come'

Etymology

From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʾimām).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /imɑːm/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ɪmɒːm/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /emɒːm/
  • (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /emuːm/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /imɔːm/

Noun

امام • (emâm)

1. (Islam) imam
2. (literary) leader

   Synonyms: پیشوا‎ (pêšvâ), رهبر‎ (rahbar)

Related terms

• امامی‎ (emâmi)
• امامت‎ (emâmat)
  

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic إِمَام‎ (ʾimām).

Noun

امام • (imām) m (Hindi spelling इमाम)

1. (Islam) imam