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Islamist.

A Muslim.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪsləmɪst//ˈɪzləmɪst//-ˈlɑːmɪst//-ˈlæmɪst/

  1. A Muslim.

    archaic

  2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.

  3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Islamist From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

adj/ˈɪsləmɪst//ˈɪzləmɪst//-ˈlɑːmɪst//-ˈlæmɪst/

  1. Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.

    dated

  2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Islamist From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

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