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moslem

/ˈmɒzləm/MOZ-luhm
/ˈmɑzləm/MAHZ-luhm

Meaningone who submits (to God)

Common meaning: an older spelling of Muslim

Journey through time

  1. Arabicsalama‘to submit’source
  2. Arabicmeaning shiftsto submit → one who submitsmuslim‘one who submits’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsone who submits → an older spelling of Muslimmoslem‘an older spelling of Muslim’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic salama ‘one who submits (to God)’.

Roots

  • salama Arabic “one who submits (to God)”

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