मुसलमान

See also: मुसलमांन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسلمان‎ (musalmān), from Arabic مُسْلِم‎ (muslim). Compare Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān) / مُسلمان‎ (muslmān), Gujarati મુસલમાન (musalmān), Marathi मुसलमान (musalmān), Bengali মুসলমান (musolman). First attested as Old Hindi मुसलमांन (musalamā̃na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mʊ.səl.mɑːn/, [mʊ.s̪əl̪.mä̃ːn̪]

Noun

मुसलमान • (musalmān) m (Urdu spelling مُسَلْمَان‎)

1. a Muslim

   Synonym: मुस्लिम (muslim)

Declension

Declension of मुसलमान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुसलमान musalmān	मुसलमान musalmān
oblique	मुसलमान musalmān	मुसलमानों musalmānõ
vocative	मुसलमान musalmān	मुसलमानो musalmāno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुसलमान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مسلمان‎ (musalmān). Compare Gujarati મુસલમાન (musalmān), Hindustani مُسَلْمَان‎ (musalmān) / मुसलमान (musalmān), Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān) / مُسلمان‎ (muslmān), Bengali মুসলমান (musloman).

Noun

मुसलमान • (musalmān) m

1. a Muslim

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मुसलमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मुसलमान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मुसलमान”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.