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muslim in Arabic

مُسْلِم
Pronunciation
muslim
Arabizi
muslim
Type
noun · masculine
Plural
مُسْلِمُونَ muslimūna
Root
س ل م

How to use it

مُسْلِمٌ is the standard word for a follower of Islam. It is a masculine noun; the feminine form is مُسْلِمَةٌ. Use it for people, not for abstract concepts.

Example sentences

  • هُوَ مُسْلِمٌ يَتَّبِعُ الصَّلَاةَ يَوْمِيًا.

    huwa muslimun yattabīʿu al-ṣalāta yawmiyyan.

    He is a Muslim who prays daily.

  • المُسْلِمُونَ يَصْلُونَ إِلَى المَسْجِدِ.

    al-muslimūna yaṣlūna ilā al-masjidi.

    Muslims go to the mosque.

  • تُعْتَبَرُ المُسْلِمَةُ دِينًا سَلامِيْ.

    tuʿtabaru al-muslamatu dīnan salāmiyyan.

    Islam is a peaceful religion.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

I am a Muslim.

أنا مسلم

Sami was Muslim.

كان سامي مسلما.

Sami is a Muslim.

سامي مسلم.

It's a Muslim name.

هذا اسم مسلم.

Sami was not Muslim.

لم يكن سامي مسلما.

The Muslim Civil War

المسلمون والحرب الأهلية

Sami was born Muslim.

وُلد سامي مسلما.

Reviving Muslim Democracy

إحياء الديمقراطية الإسلامية

Sami's mother was Muslim.

كانت أمّ سامي مسلمة.

Sami's parents are Muslim.

والدي سامي مسلمون.

Sami's cellmate was Muslim.

كان زميل سامي في الزّنزانة مسلما.

Muslim leaders estimate that between 14% and 20% of the population may be Muslim.

ويقدر الزعماء المسلمون أن المسلمين قد تصل نسبتهم إلى ما يقرب 20٪ من السكان.

Questions and answers

What is the feminine?

مُسْلِمَةٌ.

Can it be used as an adjective?

Yes, it can describe anything related to Islam, e.g., مُسْلِم culture.

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