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Definition: Mohammedan |
MohammedanAdjective1. Of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded. Noun1. A believer or follower of Islam. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Mohammedan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: MohammedanSynonyms: Moslem (n), Muhammadan (n), Muhammedan (n), Muslim (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heterodoxy | Mohammedan, Mussulman, Moslem, Shiah, Sunni, Wahabi, Osmanli. |
Judaical, Mohammedan, Brahminical, Buddhist;Noun: Romish, Protestant;n. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Mohammedan |
| English words defined with "Mohammedan": Abdest, Alcoran, Alkoran ♦ Babism, Bairam ♦ Comboloio ♦ Giaour ♦ Hakim ♦ Islamite, Islamitic ♦ Karmathian, Khutbah ♦ Mahometan, Mahometist, Mahumetanism, Mohammedan calendar, Moonshee, Mussulman, Mussulmanic, Mussulmanish ♦ Panislamism ♦ Rayah ♦ Softa, Soorma. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Mohammedan": Abou Jahia, Aboulomri, Azrael ♦ Caf ♦ HOURI ♦ Kadris, Karmathians. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mohammedan" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Swedish (Mohammedan, Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HOURI, n. A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul. By that good lady the Houris are said to be held in deficient esteem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Mohammedan" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 88.89% of the time. "Mohammedan" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 88.89% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (singular) | 11.11% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Mohammedan": Mohammedan calendar ♦ Mohammedan Era ♦ Mohammedan year. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "Mohammedan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Muhameti, Muhamedan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Мохамедански, Мохамеданин. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Mohamedánský (moslem), Mohamedán (moslem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | muhamedaner (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | moslim (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman), mohammedaan (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman), islamiet (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | muzulmano (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman), mahometano (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman), islamano (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | muhamettilainen (Moslem, Muslim). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | musulman (Moslem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mohammedaner (islam, mahometan, moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | όωαμεθανόσ, όωαμεθανικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Mohamedán (islam, islamic, islamite, islamitic, mahometan, moslem, muslim, mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Maomettano (moslem, muhammadan, muslim, mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | orang Islam (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Mahommadagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ohammedanmay Maomé (mahometan). (various references) Mahomedan (moslem). (various references) Магометанский, Магометанин. (various references) muslimanski (islamite, moslem, muslim, mussulman), musliman (islamite, moslem, muslim, mussulman), muhamedanski, muhamedanac. (various references) Mahometano (mahometan). (various references) Mwislamu (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) Muhammedansk (mahometan), Muhammedan (muslim), mohammedan (Moslem, Muslim, Mussulman). (various references) ผู้ก่อตั้งศาสนาอิสลาม (Mohammed, Muhammad). (various references) Müslüman (mahometan, Moslem, Muslim, mussulman). (various references) Мусульманський, Мусульманин. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Mohammedan" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Mahammama, Mahommedan, Mohammadan. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-h-m-m-m-n-o" | |
-3 letters: adenoma, headman, manmade. | |
-4 letters: anadem, daemon, hammed, madame, madman, madmen, maenad, mammae, mammon, moaned. | |
-5 letters: aahed, adman, admen, ahead, amend, anode, daman, demon, homed, honda, honed, madam, mahoe, mamma, maned, menad, modem, momma, monad, monde, named, nomad. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 68 61 6D 6D 65 64 61 6E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- --- .... .- -- -- . -.. .- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01101000 01100001 01101101 01101101 01100101 01100100 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o h a m m e d a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0068 0061 006D 006D 0065 0064 0061 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47817467797971706780 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Esperanto | vortaro, difino, traduko | есперанто, esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, eszperanto, eszperantó, эсперанто, esperanto, Kiesperanto, าษาที่ประ"ิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อใช้เป็น าษากลางในการสื่อสารระหว่างประเทศ ซึ่งรากศัพท์ส่วนใหญ่, esperanto dili |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, mjeremani, mdachi, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Malay | malajas, малайски език, малайски, malais, malaiin, malaie, Malaye, malaiisch, maláj, malese, Yn Valay, malaio, malaxar, malaiez, малайский, малаец, malajac, malajski jezik, malajski, malayo, malajisk, malaya dili, malaya, malayalı, малайський, мала"ць, малайська мова, малайка | |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, Mreno, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swahili | Swahili-, Swahili, szuahéli, szuahéli nyelv, suaíli, suajili, kiswahili, ชาวแอฟริกาตะวันออก, суахілі | |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, Oekraïens, ukraino, ukraina, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, anglan, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Inggris, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, kiingereza, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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