muzułman

See also: muzulman and muzulmán

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈzuw.man/
• Rhymes: -uwman
• Syllabification: mu‧zuł‧man

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Muselmann. According to Witold Pilecki, a Polish World War II cavalry officer and KL-Auschwitz prisoner, the term started to be used by German guards in the Auschwitz concentration camp. It derived from the fact that extremely exhausted prisoners would crouch and they resembled Muslims during a prayer.

Noun

muzułman m pers

1. (historical, Nazism, prison slang) prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp showing symptoms of starvation and exhaustion, resigned to their impending death
2. (dated, Islam) Muslim (believer of Islam)

   Synonym: muzułmanin

Declension

Declension of muzułman

	singular	plural
nominative	muzułman	muzułmani/muzułmany (deprecative)
genitive	muzułmana	muzułmanów
dative	muzułmanowi	muzułmanom
accusative	muzułmana	muzułmanów
instrumental	muzułmanem	muzułmanami
locative	muzułmanie	muzułmanach
vocative	muzułmanie	muzułmani

Related terms

adjective

• muzułmański

 

nouns

• muzułmanin
• Muzułmanin
• muzułmanizm
• muzułmanka
• Muzułmanka

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

muzułman

1. (rare, proscribed) genitive plural of muzułmanin

   Synonym: muzułmanów

Further reading

• muzułman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• muzułman in Polish dictionaries at PWN