Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
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Derived Forms
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Muslimismnoun
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anti-Muslimadjective
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half-Muslimadjective
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non-Muslimadjective
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pre-Muslimadjective
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pro-Muslimadjective
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pseudo-Muslimadjective
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Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Giving evidence Dr Taslim Kamath, who supervised patients on the ward, said: "I was not aware of that", adding, "It should have been brought to my attention as soon as possible".
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
“I think now he wants to find the balance, for people to respect action,” Taslim says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2021
Timo Tjahjanto’s “The Night Comes For Us” will star Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais in what promises to be a saga of no-holds-barred action mayhem in the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2018
“It started out as a necessity,” he says of Haji Taslim Funerals, the business his father, Syed Haji Taslim Ali, founded and which he continues today.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2014
“We were just a two-man band and that’s how we did it,” says Taslim, whose father was Bangladeshi and mother Welsh.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2014
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