halal

halal (adverbial positive predicative)
halal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
halals (partitive positive)

(Islam) allowed, in keeping with Islamic principles


halal

(Islam) done in keeping with Islamic principles


ayatollah

nl-noun

ayatollah m (plural ayatollahs, diminutive ayatollaatje n)

ayatollahs (plural)
ayatollaatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Iranian Persian آیتالله (âyatollâh), from Arabic آيَةُ اللّٰه (ʔāyatu llāh, “sign of God”).

der

آيَةُ اللّٰه

(Islam) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.


imam

nl-noun

imam m (plural imams, diminutive imampje n)

imams (plural)
imampje (diminutive neuter)


minaret

minaret f or m (plural minaretten, diminutive minaretje n)

minaretten (plural)
minaretje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: minarèt

Borrowed from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره (Turkish minare), from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra, “lighthouse”).


God

Skepi Creole Dutch: Godt

God, neem me mee naar een plek hier ver vandaan. -- Kempi & Willy - Hier Ver Vandaan 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08MDA1szIOs

Oh, mijn God

Zij was alleen aan dek, zij stond bij 't roer, / en wat zij zong hoorde ik dat psalmen waren. / O, dacht ik, o, dat daar mijn moeder voer. / Prijs God, zong zij, Zijn hand zal u bewaren.

1934, Martinus Nijhoff, “De moeder de vrouw”, in Nieuwe gedichten [New poems]; reprinted in W.J. van den Akker en G.J. Dorleijn, editors, Verzamelde gedichten [Collected poems], Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 2001, page 232

She was alone on deck, she was at the helm, / and what she sang, I heard, were psalms. / Oh, I thought, oh, were it that my mother sailed there. / Praise God, she sang, His hand will preserve you.


heilige

From Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.

/ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə/

(Islam, chiefly Shia Islam) a Muslim believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers


fakir

fakir m (plural fakirs, diminutive fakirtje n)

fakirs (plural)
fakirtje (diminutive neuter)


moslim

moslim m (plural moslims, diminutive moslimmetje n, feminine moslima)

moslims (plural)
moslimmetje (diminutive neuter)
moslima (feminine)

Muslim; a Muslim person, adherent to Islam


moskee

moskee f (plural moskeeën, diminutive moskeetje n)

moskeeën (plural)
moskeetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: moskee

→ Papiamentu: moskei, moské

→ West Frisian: moskee

Borrowed from Middle French mosquee, from Italian moschea, from Medieval Latin meschita, from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


haram

nl-adj

haram (comparative haramer, superlative haramst)

haramer (comparative)
haramst (superlative)


Jesaja

From older Esaias, from Latin Ēsāiās or Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas), from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ. The later addition of the initial J was influenced by the original Hebrew name.

der

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Isaiah (Israelite prophet, Biblical figure)


Jona

From Middle Dutch jona, from Latin Iōnās, from Koine Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹנָה (“Jonah; pigeon”).

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Jonah (fictional prophet who preached to the people of Nineveh, Biblical character).


minbar

nl-noun

minbar m (plural minbars, diminutive minbartje n)

minbars (plural)
minbartje (diminutive neuter)


islamitisch

nl-adj

islamitisch (comparative islamitischer, superlative meest islamitisch or islamitischt)

islamitischer (comparative)
meest islamitisch (superlative)
islamitischt (superlative)
islamitisch (adverbial positive predicative)
islamitischer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het islamitischt (adverbial predicative superlative)
het islamitischte (adverbial predicative superlative)
islamitische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
islamitischere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
islamitischte (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
islamitisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
islamitischer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
islamitischte (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
islamitische (indefinite plural positive)
islamitischere (comparative indefinite plural)
islamitischte (indefinite plural superlative)
islamitische (definite positive)
islamitischere (comparative definite)
islamitischte (definite superlative)
islamitisch (partitive positive)
islamitischers (comparative partitive)


kalifaat

nl-noun

kalifaat n (plural kalifaten, diminutive kalifaatje n)

kalifaten (plural)
kalifaatje (diminutive neuter)

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to kalief + -aat.


salafisme

Borrowed, likely from English Salafism. Ultimately from Arabic سَلَف (salaf) + -isme.

Salafism (Sunni movement that seeks to align modern Islam with early Islam)


panislamisme

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to pan- + islam + -isme.


Suikerfeest

First attested in the early 20th century. From suiker (“sugar”) + feest (“feast, party, celebration”), loan translation of Turkish Şeker Bayramı.

compound

Eid al-Fitr; the religious celebration at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.


oelama

Borrowed from Arabic عُلَمَاء (ʕulamāʔ).

(plural only) Islamic religious specialists

(collective) the community of Islamic experts


oemma

(Islam, countable, rare) an Islamic community


kalief

nl-noun

kalief m (plural kaliefen or kaliefs, diminutive kaliefje n)

kaliefen (plural)
kaliefs (plural)
kaliefje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa).


djihaad

djihaad m (plural djihaads, diminutive djihaadje n)

djihaads (plural)
djihaadje (diminutive neuter)

(Islam, sometimes stereotypical) holy war, when (perceived to be) undertaken by Muslims


hemelnimf

hemelnimf f (plural hemelnimfen, diminutive hemelnimfje n)

hemelnimfen (plural)
hemelnimfje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of hemel (“heaven”) + nimf (“nymph”).


hoeri

hoeri f (plural hoeri's, diminutive hoerietje n)

hoeri's (plural)
hoerietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French houri, from Persian حوری (huri), from Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya).


salafistisch

salafistisch (adverbial positive predicative)
salafistische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
salafistisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
salafistische (indefinite plural positive)
salafistische (definite positive)
salafistisch (partitive positive)


kalifaal

kalifaal (adverbial positive predicative)
kalifale (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
kalifaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
kalifale (indefinite plural positive)
kalifale (definite positive)
kalifaals (partitive positive)


soennisme

Ultimately from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy) + -isme.


sjiiet

Ultimately from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) + -iet.

der

Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa)


soenniet

Ultimately from Arabic سُنِّيّ (sunniyy) + -iet.


soennitisch

soennitisch (adverbial positive predicative)
soennitische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
soennitisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
soennitische (indefinite plural positive)
soennitische (definite positive)
soennitisch (partitive positive)


sjiisme

Ultimately from Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa) + -isme.

Arabic شِيعَة (šīʕa)


salafist

Borrowed, likely from English Salafist. Ultimately from Arabic سَلَف (salaf) + -ist.

A Salafist, a Salafi (Sunni Muslim who seeks to align modern Islam with early Islam)


Heilig Land

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The Holy Land.


Ezechiël

From Middle Dutch ezechiel, from Latin Ezechiēl, Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Ezekiel (Judahite prophet during the Babylonian Captivity, Biblical character)


panislamist

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to pan- + islam + -ist.