noun
Meaning 1
A Muslim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Mussulman
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmʌsəlmən/
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homophone: muscleman
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان (musalmān)bor. Ottoman Turkish مسلمانbor. Italian musulmanobor. English Mussulman From Italian musulmano, from Ottoman Turkish مسلمان (müsliman), from Classical Persian مُسَلْمَان (musalmān), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim), from أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama). Etymologically not a compound of man, though the plural Mussulmen shows it was sometimes reinterpreted as such.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: muzelman — archaic: a Muslim
- German: Muselmane — archaic: a Muslim
- Hindi: मुस्लिम (muslim) — archaic: a Muslim
- Hindi: मुसलिम (muslim) — archaic: a Muslim
- Hindi: मुसलमान (musalmān) — archaic: a Muslim
- Hindi: मुसलमानी (musalmānī) — archaic: a Muslim
- Hindi: मुहम्मदी (muhammadī) — archaic: a Muslim
- Portuguese: maometano — archaic: a Muslim
- Swedish: muselman — archaic: a Muslim