Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
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Muslim
//ˈmʌz.ləm//
Synonyms for "muslim" (44 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (22)
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35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
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2 entriescapable of
1 entriesderived
84 entriesShowing 16 of 84 words.
holonym
4 entriesis a
3 entriesnot desires
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
332 translations across 137 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- moslem adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- moslem noun (believer of Islam)
- moslema noun (believer of Islam)
Albanian
2 entries- mysliman noun (believer of Islam)
- myslimane noun (believer of Islam)
Amharic
1 entries- ሙስሊም noun (believer of Islam)
Arabic
3 entries- إِسْلَامِيّ adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- مُسْلِم noun (believer of Islam)
- مُسْلِمَة noun (believer of Islam)
Armenian
2 entries- մահմեդական adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- մահմեդական noun (believer of Islam)
Aromanian
1 entries- musliman noun (believer of Islam)
Assamese
1 entries- মুছলমান noun (believer of Islam)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
2 entries- ܡܸܫܠܡܵܢܬܵܐ noun (believer of Islam)
- ܡܸܫܠܡܵܢܵܐ noun (believer of Islam)
Asturian
1 entries- musulmán adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Avar
2 entries- бусургьан noun (believer of Islam)
- бусурманчи noun (believer of Islam)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- müsəlman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- müsəlman noun (believer of Islam)
Bashkir
1 entries- мосолман noun (believer of Islam)
Belarusian
3 entries- мусульма́нскі adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мусульма́нка noun (believer of Islam)
- мусульма́нін noun (believer of Islam)
Bengali
2 entries- মুসলমান noun (believer of Islam)
- মুসলিম noun (believer of Islam)
Breton
2 entries- muzulman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muzulman noun (believer of Islam)
Bulgarian
4 entries- мохамеда́нски adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мюсюлма́нски adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мохамеда́нин noun (believer of Islam)
- мохамеда́нка noun (believer of Islam)
Burmese
1 entries- မွတ်စလင် noun (believer of Islam)
Catalan
2 entries- musulmà adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulmà noun (believer of Islam)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- موسلمان noun (believer of Islam)
Chechen
1 entries- бусалба noun (believer of Islam)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎹᏏᎳᎻ adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 伊斯蘭教徒 /伊斯兰教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
- 回教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
- 穆斯林 noun (believer of Islam)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 清真 adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- 穆斯林 adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- 伊斯蘭教徒 /伊斯兰教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
- 回教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
Chuvash
2 entries- мусульман noun (believer of Islam)
- мӑсӑльман noun (believer of Islam)
Coptic
2 entries- ⲗⲁϩⲙⲓ noun (believer of Islam)
- ⲗⲁⲙⲓⲧⲏⲥ noun (believer of Islam)
Cornish
3 entries- Moslem noun (believer of Islam)
- Moslemes noun (believer of Islam)
- Sarsyn noun (believer of Islam)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
Czech
3 entries- muslimský adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
- muslimka noun (believer of Islam)
Danish
2 entries- muslimsk adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Dargwa
1 entries- бусурман noun (believer of Islam)
Dari
1 entries- مُسَلْمَان noun (believer of Islam)
Dutch
3 entries- moslims adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- moslim noun (believer of Islam)
- moslima noun (believer of Islam)
Dzongkha
1 entries- ཁ་ཆེ noun (believer of Islam)
Esperanto
3 entries- muslima adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- islamanino noun (believer of Islam)
- islamano noun (believer of Islam)
Estonian
3 entries- moslem noun (believer of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
Farefare
2 entries- mõrɛ noun (believer of Islam)
- mõrɛ noun (believer of Islam)
Faroese
1 entries- muslimur noun (believer of Islam)
Finnish
2 entries- muslimi adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslimi noun (believer of Islam)
French
3 entries- musulman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
- musulmane noun (believer of Islam)
Galician
2 entries- musulmán adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulmán noun (believer of Islam)
Georgian
3 entries- მუსლიმანური adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- მუსლიმი noun (believer of Islam)
- მუსულმანი noun (believer of Islam)
German
4 entries- muslimisch adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Mohammedaner noun (believer of Islam)
- Mohammedanerin noun (believer of Islam)
- Moslem noun (believer of Islam)
Greek
3 entries- μουσουλμανικός adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- μουσουλμάνα noun (believer of Islam)
- μουσουλμάνος noun (believer of Islam)
Gujarati
4 entries- મુસલમાન adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- મુસલમાની adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- મુસ્લિમ adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- મુસલમાન noun (believer of Islam)
Hausa
1 entries- Musulmi noun (believer of Islam)
Hebrew
4 entries- מוסלמי adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- מֻסְלְמִי noun (believer of Islam)
- מֻסְלְמִית noun (believer of Islam)
- מוסלמי noun (believer of Islam)
Hindi
4 entries- मुसलमान adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मुसलमानी adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मुस्लिम adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मौसुल adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Hungarian
4 entries- muszlim adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muzulmán adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muszlim noun (believer of Islam)
- muzulmán noun (believer of Islam)
Icelandic
1 entries- múslimi noun (believer of Islam)
Igbo
1 entries- Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Indonesian
2 entries- Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
- orang Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Ingrian
1 entries- mahomettiläin noun (believer of Islam)
Interlingua
1 entries- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- مُسَلْمان noun (believer of Islam)
- مُسَلْمون noun (believer of Islam)
Irish
4 entries- Mahamadach adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Moslamach adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Mahamadach noun (believer of Islam)
- Moslamach noun (believer of Islam)
Italian
3 entries- musulmano adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulmana noun (believer of Islam)
- musulmano noun (believer of Islam)
Japanese
4 entries- ムスリム adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- イスラム教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
- ムスリム noun (believer of Islam)
- 回教徒 noun (believer of Islam)
Javanese
1 entries- wong Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Kannada
1 entries- ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ noun (believer of Islam)
Kazakh
3 entries- мұсылман adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мұсылмандық adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мұсылман noun (believer of Islam)
Khmer
2 entries- អិស្លាម adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- មូស្លីម noun (believer of Islam)
Kikuyu
1 entries- muithiramu noun (believer of Islam)
Korean
4 entries- 무슬림 adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- 모슬렘 noun (believer of Islam)
- 무슬림 noun (believer of Islam)
- 무슬림 noun (believer of Islam)
Kumyk
1 entries- бусурман noun (believer of Islam)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- мусулман adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мусулман noun (believer of Islam)
Lak
1 entries- бусурман noun (believer of Islam)
Lao
1 entries- ມຸສລິມ noun (believer of Islam)
Latin
1 entries- muslimanus noun (believer of Islam)
Latvian
2 entries- musulmane noun (believer of Islam)
- musulmanis noun (believer of Islam)
Lezgi
1 entries- мусурман noun (believer of Islam)
Lingala
1 entries- mozilmani noun (believer of Islam)
Lithuanian
2 entries- musulmonas noun (believer of Islam)
- musulmonė noun (believer of Islam)
Luganda
3 entries- by'abasiraamu adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- abasiraamu noun (believer of Islam)
- omusiraamu noun (believer of Islam)
Macedonian
3 entries- муслима́нски adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- муслиман noun (believer of Islam)
- муслиманка noun (believer of Islam)
Malagasy
1 entries- Miozolmana noun (believer of Islam)
Malay
2 entries- Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
- orang Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Malayalam
1 entries- മുസ്ലിം noun (believer of Islam)
Maltese
1 entries- mislem adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Manipuri
4 entries- ꯃꯨꯁ꯭ꯂꯤꯝ noun (believer of Islam)
- ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯜ noun (believer of Islam)
- ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯟ noun (believer of Islam)
- ꯄꯥꯡꯘꯜ noun (believer of Islam)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- isilamu noun (believer of Islam)
Marathi
4 entries- मुसलमान adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मुस्लिम adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मुसलमान noun (believer of Islam)
- मुस्लिम noun (believer of Islam)
Middle Mongol
1 entries- ᠰᠠᠷᠲᠠᠭ᠍ᠤᠯ noun (believer of Islam)
Mon
1 entries- မူသလေန် noun (believer of Islam)
Mongolian
4 entries- лал noun (believer of Islam)
- мусульман noun (believer of Islam)
- ᠮᠦᠰᠦᠯᠮᠠᠨ noun (believer of Islam)
- ᠯᠠᠯᠤ noun (believer of Islam)
Moore
2 entries- alsɩlaama noun (believer of Islam)
- more noun (believer of Islam)
Nahuatl
1 entries- mahomatlacatl noun (believer of Islam)
Nepali
1 entries- मुसलमान noun (believer of Islam)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- isilamu noun (believer of Islam)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- misilman noun (believer of Islam)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- muslimsk adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- muslimsk adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Occitan
2 entries- musulman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
Odia
1 entries- ମୁସଲମାନ noun (believer of Islam)
Ossetian
1 entries- пысылмон noun (believer of Islam)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مسلمان noun (believer of Islam)
Pashto
2 entries- مسلم noun (believer of Islam)
- مسلمان noun (believer of Islam)
Persian
1 entries- مسلمانی adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Polish
3 entries- muzułmański adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muzułmanin noun (believer of Islam)
- muzułmanka noun (believer of Islam)
Portuguese
3 entries- muçulmano adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muçulmana noun (believer of Islam)
- muçulmano noun (believer of Islam)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ noun (believer of Islam)
Romani
3 entries- xoraxano adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- xoraxaj noun (believer of Islam)
- xoraxani noun (believer of Islam)
Romanian
3 entries- musulman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
- musulmană noun (believer of Islam)
Russian
4 entries- мусульма́нский adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- магомета́нин noun (believer of Islam)
- магомета́нка noun (believer of Islam)
- мусульма́нин noun (believer of Islam)
Sanskrit
2 entries- मौसुल adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- मौसुल noun (believer of Islam)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- muslimanski adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- муслимански adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslìmān noun (believer of Islam)
- muslìmānka noun (believer of Islam)
Shan
1 entries- မူႇသလိမ်ႇ noun (believer of Islam)
Sindhi
2 entries- مسلم noun (believer of Islam)
- مسلمان noun (believer of Islam)
Sinhalese
1 entries- මුස්ලිම් noun (believer of Islam)
Slovak
4 entries- muslimský adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- moslim noun (believer of Islam)
- moslimka noun (believer of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Slovene
3 entries- muslimanski adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musliman noun (believer of Islam)
- muslimanka noun (believer of Islam)
Somali
1 entries- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Sotho
2 entries- leselamose adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- moselamose noun (believer of Islam)
Spanish
4 entries- agareno adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- islamita adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- mahometano adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- mahometista adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Sundanese
1 entries- Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Swahili
2 entries- mwiislamu adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Mwislamu noun (believer of Islam)
Swedish
2 entries- muslimsk adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Tajik
2 entries- мусулмонӣ adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мусулмон noun (believer of Islam)
Talysh
1 entries- مسلمون noun (believer of Islam)
Tamil
4 entries- முஸ்லிம் adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- சோனகன் noun (believer of Islam)
- முசல்மான் noun (believer of Islam)
- முஸ்லிம் noun (believer of Islam)
Tatar
1 entries- мөселман noun (believer of Islam)
Telugu
2 entries- ముస్లిం noun (believer of Islam)
- మొస్లెం noun (believer of Islam)
Thai
1 entries- มุสลิม noun (believer of Islam)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཁ་ཆེ noun (believer of Islam)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ኣስላማይ noun (believer of Islam)
Turkish
2 entries- Müslüman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Müslüman noun (believer of Islam)
Turkmen
2 entries- musulman adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulman noun (believer of Islam)
Ukrainian
3 entries- мусульма́нський adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- мусульма́нин noun (believer of Islam)
- мусульма́нка noun (believer of Islam)
Urdu
4 entries- مسلم adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- مسلمان adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- مسلمانی adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- مُسَلْمان noun (believer of Islam)
Uyghur
2 entries- مۇسۇلمان adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- مۇسۇلمان noun (believer of Islam)
Uzbek
2 entries- musulmon adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- musulmon noun (believer of Islam)
Vietnamese
4 entries- Hồi adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Hồi giáo adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- muslim adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- đạo Hồi adj (relating to believers of Islam)
Volapük
4 entries- hislamanik adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- jislamanik adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- slamanik adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- hislaman noun (believer of Islam)
Welsh
4 entries- Mwslim (n) adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Mwslimaidd (a) adj (relating to believers of Islam)
- Moslem noun (believer of Islam)
- Mwslim noun (believer of Islam)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Moslim noun (believer of Islam)
Yiddish
2 entries- איסלאַמער noun (believer of Islam)
- מוסולמאַן noun (believer of Islam)
Yoruba
1 entries- Musulumi noun (believer of Islam)
Zulu
1 entries- Muslim noun (believer of Islam)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
We're a mixed group and I never knew who was a Serb, a Croat or a Muslim.
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I'm not a Muslim and so I have no obligation to observe the fast but as long as I'm living in the same apartment having consideration for such a custom is important.
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I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.
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