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Islamologist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who studies Islam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English -logist English -ologist English Islamologist From Islam + -ologist.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: islamşünas — Translations
  • Catalan: islamòleg — Translations
  • Catalan: islamòloga — Translations
  • Dutch: islamoloog — Translations
  • Finnish: islamologi — Translations
  • Finnish: islamin tutkija — Translations
  • French: islamologue — Translations
  • German: Islamologe — Translations
  • German: Islamologin — Translations
  • Kazakh: исламтанушы (islamtanuşy) — Translations
  • Polish: islamista — Translations
  • Spanish: islamólogo — Translations
  • Swedish: islamolog — Translations
  • Uzbek: islomshunos — Translations