imam

== English == === Alternative forms === imaum, iman (both archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːmɑːm/, /ɪˈmɑːm/ Rhymes: -ɑːm === Noun === imam (plural imams) (Islam) One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. (usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor. Hypernym: cleric (Twelver Shi'ism) One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries CE who lived exemplary lives. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === I'mma, Imma, Mami, imma, maim, mami == Albanian == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish امام (imam), from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈmam/ === Noun === imam m (plural imamë, definite imami, definite plural imamët) (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === === Noun === imam (definite accusative imamı, plural imamlar) (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [iˈmam] === Noun === imam m (plural imams) (Islam) imam ==== Further reading ==== “imam”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Danish == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Noun === imam c (singular definite imamen, plural indefinite imamer) (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== === References === “imam” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === imam m (plural imams, diminutive imampje n) (Islam) imam == French == === Alternative forms === imâm === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.mam/ === Noun === imam m or f by sense (plural imams) imam === Further reading === “imam”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay امام (imam), from Arabic إمام (ʔimām, “leader, imam”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.mam/ Hyphenation: i‧mam === Noun === imam (plural imam-imam) (Islam) imam (Catholicism) priest Synonyms: padri, pastor, rama (rare) leader Synonyms: kepala, pemimpin, penghulu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “imam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈmam/ Rhymes: -am Hyphenation: i‧màm === Noun === imam m (invariable) (Islam) imam Synonyms: iman, imano === Anagrams === Imma, mima == Latin == === Adjective === īmam accusative feminine singular of īmus == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi.mam/ Rhymes: -imam Syllabification: i‧mam === Etymology 1 === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). ==== Noun ==== imam m pers (Islam) imam (“a Shi'ite Muslim leader”) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== mufti === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== imam first-person singular present of imać === Further reading === imam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN imam in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امام (“imam”), from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ˈmam/ Rhymes: -am Hyphenation: i‧mam === Noun === imam m (plural imami) (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish امام (imam), from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). ==== Noun ==== ìmām m anim (Cyrillic spelling ѝма̄м) (Islam) imam ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== imam (Cyrillic spelling имам) first-person singular present of imati (I have) == Slovene == === Verb === imam first-person singular present of imeti == Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈmam/ [iˈmãm] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: i‧mam IPA(key): /iˈman/ [iˈmãn] Rhymes: -an === Noun === imam m (plural imames) (Islam) imam === Further reading === “imam”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === imam class IX (plural imam class X) alternative form of imamu == Swedish == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”). === Noun === imam c (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== === References === imam in Svensk ordbok (SO) imam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) imam in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) === Anagrams === imma, mima == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === iman === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”), possibly through English or Philippine languages spoken mostly by Muslims. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈmam/ [ʔɪˈmam] (prescriptive from Arabic) Rhymes: -am IPA(key): /ˈʔimam/ [ˈʔiː.mɐm] Rhymes: -imam Syllabification: i‧mam === Noun === imám or imam (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋᜋ᜔) (Islam, theology) imam ==== See also ==== === References === “imam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === mami == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish امام (imam), from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Noun === imam (definite accusative imamı, plural imamlar) (Islam) imam ==== Declension ==== == Zazaki == === Etymology === From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [iˈmɑm] Hyphenation: i‧mam === Noun === imam m (Islam) imam (literary) leader