Moslem

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See also: moslem

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒzləm/, /ˈmɒsləm/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

Moslem (plural Moslems)

  1. (now often derogatory) Dated spelling of Muslim.

Usage notes

Muslim has been the more common spelling since the 1940s and is now at least an order of magnitude more common.[1]

Adjective

Moslem (comparative more Moslem, superlative most Moslem)

  1. (now often derogatory) Dated spelling of Muslim.
    • 1985 August 24, Mara Math, “Note This!”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 19:
      Eliza Wyatt's Mirror-Images attempts to explore the conflict between modern and traditional ways of life for residents of an unnamed Moslem country, with an emphasis on women.

References

  1. ^ Muslim, Moslem at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔslɛm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mos‧lem

Noun

Moslem m (strong, genitive Moslems, plural Moslems or Mosleme, feminine Moslemin)

  1. (now chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of Muslim
    Antonyms: Nichtmoslem, Kafir

Usage notes

In formal standard German, Muslim is now more common,[1] whereas Moslem continues to be the predominant form in colloquial German. It is also commonly used by Muslims themselves, albeit possibly to a lesser degree.

Declension

Declension of Moslem
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Moslem die Moslems, Mosleme
genitive eines des Moslems der Moslems, Mosleme
dative einem dem Moslem den Moslems, Moslemen
accusative einen den Moslem die Moslems, Mosleme

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Muslim, Moslem at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Further reading

  • “Moslem” in Duden online
  • “Moslem” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

Moslem (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of Muslim

Adjective

Moslem (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of Muslim

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moslem, from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Moslem m (plural Moslemiaid)

  1. Alternative form of Mwslim (“Muslim”)

Derived terms

References

  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Moslem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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