Muslimah
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic مُسْلِمَة (muslima, “female Muslim”); compare Muslim.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMuslimah (plural Muslimahs)
Synonyms
edit- Muslimess (Moslemess) (archaic)
- Muslimette (rare, possibly derogatory and offensive)
- Mussulwoman (archaic)
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic مُسْلِمَة (muslima, “female Muslim”). By surface analysis, Muslim + -ah.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMuslimah (Jawi spelling مسلمه, plural Muslimat or Muslimah-Muslimah)
See also
edit- Muslim (“a Muslim; a male Muslim”)
Further reading
edit- “Muslimah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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