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Mohammedan
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English
Alternative forms
en Muhammadan, Mahometan, Mahomedan, Mahommedan, Muhammedan, Mohamedan, Muhamedan, Mohametan, Mahommetan, Mohammetan, Moohummudan all as obsolete as the lemma (Mohammedan), or more so
Etymology
From en Mohammed an, from the earlier form en Mahometan, coined in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
en /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/ RP
en /moʊˈhæm.ə.dən/ /-n̩/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mohammedan.wav Southern England
Noun
en now largely _ obsolete and offensive Muslim.
en 1905 w:The New International Encyclopædia New York w:Dodd, Mead and Company Mosque MOSQUE (Fr. mosquée, from Sp. mezquita, from Ar. masjid, temple, from sajada, to prostrate one's self, to pray). A Mohammedan house of prayer and worship. Examples of these buildings are found wherever the Mohammedan faith has prevailed, from Spain to India and Turkestan.
Rule 45, Prison Rules (Cap. 234, sub. leg. A)
Mohammedan prisoners shall be allowed to observe the fast of Ramadan and during the fast shall be required to labour at such reduced task as the Medical Officer considers proper.
Translations
Muslim
Arabic: ar مُحَمَّدِيّ m
Egyptian Arabic: arz محمدى m maḥammádi
Czech: cs mohamedán m, cs mohamedánka f
Danish: da muhammedaner c largely archaic
Dutch: nl mohammedaan m dated
Esperanto: eo mahometano largely obsolete
Finnish: fi muhamettilainen
French: fr mahométan
German: de Mohammedaner m largely obsolete, de Mohammedanerin f
Hindi: hi मुहम्मदी mfbysense, hi महम्मदा m, hi महमदी mfbysense
Hungarian: hu mohamedán
Irish: ga Mahamadach m
Italian: it maomettano m, it maomettana f
Polish: pl mahometanin m, pl mahometanka f
Portuguese: pt maometano m
Russian: ru магомета́нин m, ru магомета́нка f
Swedish: sv muhammedan c
Urdu: ur مُحَمَّدی mfbysense
Adjective
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en now largely _ obsolete and offensive Muslim, Islamic.
en 1950 February W. Dendy Impressions of the Indian Railways—3 Railway Magazine 119 At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors.
Relating to Mohammed.
Usage notes
See the usage notes at en Mohammedanism.
Derived terms
en Mohammedan blue Mohammedanism
Translations
Muslim, Islamic
Arabic: ar مُحَمَّدِيّ
Egyptian Arabic: arz محمدى maḥammádi
Czech: cs mohamedánský
Danish: da muhammedansk largely archaic
Dutch: nl mohammedaans dated
Finnish: fi muhamettilainen
French: fr mahométan
German: de mohammedanisch largely obsolete
Irish: ga Mahamadach
Italian: it maomettano
Polish: pl mahometański
Russian: ru магомета́нский
Swedish: sv muhammedansk
Urdu: ur مُحَمَّدی
Anagrams
en aadehmmmno Mahommedan
en eponyms
en Islam