imâm

See also: imam, Imam, and imám

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.mam/ ~ /i.mɑm/

Noun

imâm m or f by sense (plural imâms)

1. Alternative form of imam

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmaːm/
• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

imâm m (plural imamiaid)

1. imam (Muslim leader)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
imâm	unchanged	unchanged	himâm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “imâm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies