English Explanatory Dictionary

Mussulman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Muslim.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌsəlmən/

Word forms

Mussulman Mussulmans Mussulmen Moosulmaun Musalman Musulman Musselman

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim)bor. 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.

Derived words

Mussulmanic Mussulmanish Mussulmanism
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