मुसलमान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim). Compare Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān) / مُسلمان (muslmān), Gujarati મુસલમાન (musalmān), Marathi मुसलमान (musalmān), Bengali মুসলমান (musloman). First attested as Old Hindi मुसलमांन (musalamā̃na).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊ.səl.mɑːn/, [mʊ.s̪əl̪.mä̃ːn̪]

Noun

मुसलमान (musalmān) m (Urdu spelling مُسَلْمَان)

  1. a Muslim
    Synonym: मुस्लिम (muslim)

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân). Compare Gujarati મુસલમાન (musalmān), Hindustani مُسَلْمَان / मुसलमान (musalmān), Punjabi ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ (muslamān) / مُسلمان (muslmān), Bengali মুসলমান (musloman).

Noun

मुसलमान (musalmān) m

  1. a Muslim

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मुसलमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), मुसलमान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), मुसलमान”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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