Islam

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Etymology

Borrowed around 1610 from Arabic إِسْلَام, verbal noun of أَسْلَمَ, from the root س ل م (s-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪs.lɑːm/, /ˈɪz.lɑːm/, /ɪsˈlɑːm/, /ɪzˈlɑːm/, or with /-læm/

Proper noun

1. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.
   1. The Muslimdom .
2. A male given name.
3. Surname

Synonyms

• Mohammedanism (dated, now often considered offensive)
• Moslemism, Muslimism
• Islamism

Related terms

• Islamic
• Islamise, Islamize
• Islamism
• Islamist
• Islamic calendar
• Islamness
• Islamologist
• Islamology
• Islamophobia

Translations

• French: Islam
• German: Islam
• Italian: islam

  Brazilian: islã

  European: islão

• Russian: исла́м
• Spanish: islamismo, islam

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