M̧ōjlim

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Muslim, from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama, “he submitted”), verb form IV from the triliteral root س ل م (s-l-m), "to be whole, intact".

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [mˠʌzʲ(i)lʲimʲ], (enunciated) [mˠʌtʲ lʲimʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /mˠɛtʲlʲimʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {m̧ejlim}

Derived terms

• ri-M̧ōjlim

Proper noun

M̧ōjlim (M.O.D.: Ṃōjlim)

1. Islam

Verb

M̧ōjlim (M.O.D.: Ṃōjlim)

1. to believe in Islam; to be a Muslim

References

• Naan