English Explanatory Dictionary

Islamic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
noun
  1. An Islamist.

Pronunciation

/ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/ /ɪzˈlɑːmɪk/ /ɪzˈlæmɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Islamic.wav

Word forms

Islamic more Islamic most Islamic Islāmic Islamics

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic New Latin islāmicusder.? French islamiqueder.? English Islamic From Islam + -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique.

Synonyms

Muslim Muslimistic Muslimic Muslimish Muslimly Muslamic

Derived words

Islamicate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Islamicness Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Pan-Islam
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