islam

See also: Islam, islám, íslam, İslam, and İslâm

Albanian

Etymology

From Arabic إسلام.

Adjective

islam (feminine islame)

1. Islamic

Noun

islam m (definite islami)

1. Islam

Declension

Declension of islam

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	islam	islami
accusative		islamin
dative/ablative	islami	islamit

Asturian

Noun

islam m (uncountable)

1. Islam (religion)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”), verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [izˈlam]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

islam m (plural islams)

1. Islam

Derived terms

• islàmic
• islamisme
• islamístic
• islamita
• islamitzar

Related terms

• muslim
• musulmà

Further reading

• “islam”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: is‧lam

Noun

islam

1. (historical) circumcision according to Muslim khitan rite

Verb

islam

1. (historical) to perform such circumcision

Related terms

• tuli
• girlo

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈis.lɑm/

Proper noun

islam

1. Islam

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪsˈlaːm/, /ɪsˈlɑm/, (dated) /ˈɪs.lɑm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: is‧lam
• Rhymes: -aːm, -ɑm

Noun

islam m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. Islam

Derived terms

• anti-islam
• islamiet

Related terms

• islamitisch
• islamofascisme
• moslim
• moslima

Estonian

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈislɑm/, [ˈislɑm]
• Hyphenation: is‧lam

Noun

islam (genitive islami, partitive islamit)

1. Islam (religion)

Declension

Declension of islam (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		islam	islamid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	islami
genitive			islamite
partitive		islamit	islameid
illative		islamisse	islamitesse islameisse
inessive		islamis	islamites islameis
elative		islamist	islamitest islameist
allative		islamile	islamitele islameile
adessive		islamil	islamitel islameil
ablative		islamilt	islamitelt islameilt
translative		islamiks	islamiteks islameiks
terminative		islamini	islamiteni
essive		islamina	islamitena
abessive		islamita	islamiteta
comitative		islamiga	islamitega

Further reading

• islam in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “islam”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “islam”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈislɑm/, [ˈis̠lɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -islɑm
• Syllabification^(key): is‧lam
• Hyphenation^(key): is‧lam

Noun

islam

1. Islam (religion)

Declension

Inflection of islam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		islam	—
genitive		islamin	—
partitive		islamia	—
illative		islamiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		islam	—
accusative	nom.	islam	—
	gen.	islamin
genitive		islamin	—
partitive		islamia	—
inessive		islamissa	—
elative		islamista	—
illative		islamiin	—
adessive		islamilla	—
ablative		islamilta	—
allative		islamille	—
essive		islamina	—
translative		islamiksi	—
abessive		islamitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of islam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative islamini — accusative nom. islamini — gen. islamini genitive islamini — partitive islamiani — inessive islamissani — elative islamistani — illative islamiini — adessive islamillani — ablative islamiltani — allative islamilleni — essive islaminani — translative islamikseni — abessive islamittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative islamisi — accusative nom. islamisi — gen. islamisi genitive islamisi — partitive islamiasi — inessive islamissasi — elative islamistasi — illative islamiisi — adessive islamillasi — ablative islamiltasi — allative islamillesi — essive islaminasi — translative islamiksesi — abessive islamittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative islamimme — accusative nom. islamimme — gen. islamimme genitive islamimme — partitive islamiamme — inessive islamissamme — elative islamistamme — illative islamiimme — adessive islamillamme — ablative islamiltamme — allative islamillemme — essive islaminamme — translative islamiksemme — abessive islamittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative islaminne — accusative nom. islaminne — gen. islaminne genitive islaminne — partitive islamianne — inessive islamissanne — elative islamistanne — illative islamiinne — adessive islamillanne — ablative islamiltanne — allative islamillenne — essive islaminanne — translative islamiksenne — abessive islamittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative islaminsa — accusative nom. islaminsa — gen. islaminsa genitive islaminsa — partitive islamiaan islamiansa — inessive islamissaan islamissansa — elative islamistaan islamistansa — illative islamiinsa — adessive islamillaan islamillansa — ablative islamiltaan islamiltansa — allative islamilleen islamillensa — essive islaminaan islaminansa — translative islamikseen islamiksensa — abessive islamittaan islamittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• muhamettilaisuus (archaic)

Derived terms

• islamilainen

compounds

• islamintutkija
• islaminusko
• islaminuskoinen

Related terms

• islamismi
• islamisti

Further reading

• “islam”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Salmi, limsa, salmi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.slam/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

islam m (plural islams)

1. Islam

Derived terms

• islamique
• islamisation
• islamiser
• islamisme
• islamiste
• islamophobe

Further reading

• “islam”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• limas

Maltese

Alternative forms

• iżlam

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian islam, from Arabic إسْلام (ʔislām). The related word mislem (“Muslim”) was inherited from Arabic, but all other terms are learned borrowings.

Preseded spelling of iżlam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪsˈlaːm/
• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

islam m

1. Islam (religion)

Derived terms

• islamiku

Related terms

• mislem
• musulman

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission, surrender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪslɑːm/, /ɪʂlɑːm/
• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

islam m (indeclinable) (uncountable)

1. Islam

Derived terms

• islamisere
• islamisme
• islamist
• islamistisk
• islamsk

References

• “islam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪslɑːm/, /ɪʂlɑːm/
• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

islam m (indeclinable) (uncountable)

1. Islam

Derived terms

• islamisere
• islamisme
• islamist
• islamistisk
• islamsk

References

• “islam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Islam, French islam, German Islam, ultimately from Arabic إسلام.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.slam/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -islam
• Syllabification: i‧slam

Noun

islam m inan (related adjective islamski or islamicki or islamiczny)

1. Islam (monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an)

   Synonym: mahometanizm

Declension

Declension of islam

	singular
nominative	islam
genitive	islamu
dative	islamowi
accusative	islam
instrumental	islamem
locative	islamie
vocative	islamie

Derived terms

nouns

• islamizacja
• islamizm
• islamoznawca
• islamoznawczyni

verbs

• islamizować impf
• zislamizować pf

Related terms

adjectives

• islamistyczny
• islamofobiczny
• islamologiczny
• islamoznawczy

adverbs

• islamistycznie
• islamofobicznie
• islamologicznie
• islamoznawczo

nouns

• islamista
• islamistka
• islamistyka
• islamofob
• islamofobia
• islamofobka
• islamolog
• islamolożka
• islamoznawstwo

Further reading

• islam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• islam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• islam in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French islam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.ˈlam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: is‧lam

Noun

islam n (uncountable)

1. Islam

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	islam	islamul
genitive-dative	islam	islamului
vocative	islamule

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐslaːm/
• Hyphenation: i‧slam

Noun

ìslām m inan (Cyrillic spelling ѝсла̄м)

1. Islam

Declension

Declension of islam

	singular
nominative	ìslām
genitive	isláma
dative	islamu
accusative	islam
vocative	islame
locative	islamu
instrumental	islamom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisɫam/

Noun

islam m inan (genitive singular islamu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Islam

Declension

Declension of islam
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	islam	islamy
genitive	islamu	islamov
dative	islamu	islamom
accusative	islam	islamy
locative	islame	islamoch
instrumental	islamom	islamami

Related terms

• islamský

Further reading

• “islam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːslam/

Noun

ȋslam m inan

1. Islam

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	íslam
genitive	íslama
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	íslam
genitive (rodȋlnik)	íslama
dative (dajȃlnik)	íslamu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	íslam
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	íslamu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	íslamom

Derived terms

• íslamski

See also

• muslimán

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈlam/ [isˈlãm]
  • Rhymes: -am
• IPA^(key): /isˈlan/ [isˈlãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: is‧lam

Noun

islam m (uncountable)

1. Islam

   Synonym: islamismo

Derived terms

• islámico
• islamismo m
• islamista
• islamización f
• islamizar (verb)

See also

• musulmán

Further reading

• “islam”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Noun

islam n (indeclinable; genitive islams)

1. Islam (religion)

Derived terms

• islamkännare
• islamofob
• islamofobi
• islamofobisk
• islamolog
• islamologi

Related terms

• islamisera
• islamisering
• islamism
• islamist
• islamistisk
• islamsk

See also

• Allah
• Koranen
• Muhammed
• böneutrop
• moské
• muslim

References

• islam in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• islam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• islam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Liams, Limas, Malis, mails, milas