Muslim

USMUZ-luhm/ˈmʌz.ləm/MUUZ-lim/ˈmʊz.lɪm/

2 meanings of Muslim

1
a personnouncountable
A person who follows and believes in Islam.
As a devout Muslim, she travels to Mecca whenever she can afford the journey.
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.
UsageWritten with a capital M: a Muslim, Muslims.
2
linked to Islamadjective
Being or relating to Islam or to those who believe in it.
The Muslim community gathered at the mosque for Friday prayers.
Distinctive art and architecture flourished across the Muslim world for centuries.
UsageCommon for people and places (Muslim community, Muslim world); for the faith itself Islamic is more usual: Islamic law.
SimilarIslamic

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Origin

Around 1615, English borrowed muslim, "one who submits," from Arabic مُسْلِم. Grammatically it is the active participle of the verb أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama), "he submitted," which is formed on the three-consonant root س ل م (s l m), meaning "to be whole, intact." From the same root comes the verbal noun إسْلام (ʔislām), literally "submission." In religious use, muslim means "one who has religious faith or piety."