"mislem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈmɪs.lɛm/ Forms: misilmin [plural], misilma [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɪslɛm Etymology: From Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, in dialects widely mislim). The word was inherited from Arabic as referring to a group of people with whom the Maltese remained in contact, while islam is a learned borrowing from Italian. Similarly, in other European languages, words for “Muslim” (like English Mussulman) are generally much older than the words for the religion. For the phonotactics of the plural misilmin, compare midneb. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|مُسْلِم|tr=-}} Arabic مُسْلِم, {{m+|en|Mussulman}} English Mussulman Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=misilma|g=m|p=misilmin}} mislem m (plural misilmin, feminine misilma)
  1. Muslim (follower of Islam) Tags: masculine Synonyms: musulman Related terms: islam, islamiku
    Sense id: en-mislem-mt-noun-dz01-nmP Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Islam

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      ]
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      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪs.lɛm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪslɛm"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "islam"
    },
    {
      "word": "islamiku"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɪslɛm",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/ɪslɛm/2 syllables",
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  ],
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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