Islamic

== English == === Alternative forms === Islāmic === Etymology === From Islam +‎ -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/, /ɪzˈlɑːmɪk/, /ɪzˈlæmɪk/ === Adjective === Islamic (comparative more Islamic, superlative most Islamic) Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Islāmic is far less common than Islamic; however, some scholars assert that it implies a more correct pronunciation (with a long ‘ā’: [ɑː], as opposed to a short ‘a’: as [æ]). It is standard in the publications of The Muslim Education Trust; as, for example, in the 1998 [5th Ed.] publication of Islām: Beliefs and Teachings, by Ghulam Sarwar (ISBN: 0–907261–03–5). ==== Synonyms ==== Muslim, Muslimistic, Muslimic, Muslimish, Muslimly, Muslamic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Islamic (plural Islamics) (colloquial, US) An Islamist. === References === === Anagrams === laicism