Mohammedan

English

Alternative forms

Muhammadan, Mahometan, Mahomedan, Mahommedan, Muhammedan, Mohamedan, Muhamedan, Mohametan, Mahommetan, Mohammetan, Moohummudan (all as obsolete as the lemma (Mohammedan), or more so)

Etymology

Mohammed +‎ -an, from the earlier form Mahometan, coined in the 17th century.

Noun

Mohammedan (plural Mohammedans)

(now largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim.

Translations

Muslim

Danish: muhammedaner c (largely archaic)
Finnish: muhamettilainen (fi)
French: mahométan (fr)
German: Mohammedaner (de) m (largely obsolete)
Hungarian: mohamedán (hu)

Irish: Mahamadach m
Italian: maomettano (it) m, maomettana f
Polish: mahometanin (pl) m, mahometanka f
Portuguese: maometano (pt) m
Russian: магомета́нин (ru) m (magometánin), магомета́нка (ru) f (magometánka)

Adjective

Mohammedan (not comparable)

(now largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim, Islamic.

Usage notes

See the usage notes at Mohammedanism.

Derived terms

Mohammedanism

Translations

Muslim, Islamic

Danish: muhammedansk (largely archaic)
Finnish: muhamettilainen (fi)
French: mahométan (fr)
German: mohammedanisch (largely obsolete)

Irish: Mahamadach
Italian: maomettano (it)
Polish: mahometański (pl)
Russian: магомета́нский (ru) (magometánskij)

Anagrams

Mahommedan

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