muslim

See also: Muslim

Catalan

Alternative forms

• múslim

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

muslim m or f (masculine and feminine plural muslims)

1. Muslim

   Synonym: musulmà

Related terms

• islam

Noun

muslim m or f by sense (plural muslims)

1. Muslim

Further reading

• “muslim”, 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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuslɪm]

• Audio:

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Noun

muslim m anim

1. Muslim

   Synonym: mohamedán

Declension

Declension of muslim (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	muslim	muslimové
genitive	muslima	muslimů
dative	muslimovi, muslimu	muslimům
accusative	muslima	muslimy
vocative	muslime	muslimové
locative	muslimovi, muslimu	muslimech
instrumental	muslimem	muslimy

Further reading

• “muslim”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “muslim”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), the Form IV active participle of the triliteral root S-L-M "to be whole, intact".

Noun

muslim c (singular definite muslimen, plural indefinite muslimer)

1. Muslim

Inflection

Declension of muslim

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	muslim	muslimen	muslimer	muslimerne
genitive	muslims	muslimens	muslimers	muslimernes

Synonyms

• muhamedaner (antiquated)
• muselmand (also antiquated)

Estonian

Noun

muslim (genitive muslimi, partitive muslimit)

1. Muslim

Declension

Declension of muslim (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		muslim	muslimid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	muslimi
genitive			muslimite
partitive		muslimit	muslimeid
illative		muslimisse	muslimitesse muslimeisse
inessive		muslimis	muslimites muslimeis
elative		muslimist	muslimitest muslimeist
allative		muslimile	muslimitele muslimeile
adessive		muslimil	muslimitel muslimeil
ablative		muslimilt	muslimitelt muslimeilt
translative		muslimiks	muslimiteks muslimeiks
terminative		muslimini	muslimiteni
essive		muslimina	muslimitena
abessive		muslimita	muslimiteta
comitative		muslimiga	muslimitega

Synonyms

• moslem
• muhameedlane

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʉsliːm/, /mʉʂliːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

muslim m (definite singular muslimen, indefinite plural muslimer, definite plural muslimene)

1. a Muslim

Derived terms

• muslimisme
• muslimsk

References

• “muslim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mʉʂlim/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

muslim m (definite singular muslimen, indefinite plural muslimar, definite plural muslimane)

1. a Muslim

Derived terms

• muslimsk

References

• “muslim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.slim/
• Rhymes: -uslim
• Syllabification: mu‧slim

Noun

muslim m pers

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Muslim

   Synonym: (non-derogatory) muzułmanin

Declension

Declension of muslim

	singular	plural
nominative	muslim	muslimowie/muslimy/muslimy (deprecative)
genitive	muslima	muslimów
dative	muslimowi	muslimom
accusative	muslima	muslimów
instrumental	muslimem	muslimami
locative	muslimie	muslimach
vocative	muslimie	muslimowie/muslimy

Further reading

• muslim in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• muslim in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mosleme (dated, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muzˈlĩ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muzˈlĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /muʒˈlĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʒˈlĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: mus‧lim

Noun

muslim m (plural muslins)

1. (chiefly dated) Muslim (follower of the Islamic religion)

   Synonyms: muçulmano, maometano, islamita

Adjective

muslim m or f (plural muslins)

1. (chiefly dated) Muslim; Islamic (relating to the Islamic religion)

   Synonyms: muçulmano, maometano, islâmico

Further reading

• “muslim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “muslim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

muslim m (plural muslimi)

1. alternative form of moslim

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	muslim	muslimul		muslimi	muslimii
genitive-dative	muslim	muslimului		muslimi	muslimilor
vocative	muslimule			muslimilor

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɵsliːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

muslim c

1. a Muslim

Declension

Declension of muslim

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	muslim	muslims
	definite	muslimen	muslimens
plural	indefinite	muslimer	muslimers
	definite	muslimerna	muslimernas

Synonyms

• muhammedan
• musselman
• musse
• mussla

Derived terms

• icke-muslim
• shiamuslim
• sunnimuslim

Related terms

• muslimsk

See also

• Allah
• Koranen
• Muhammed
• böneutrop
• islam
• moské

References

• “muslim”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “muslim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “muslim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)