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- [ih-mahm]
- /ɪˈmɑm/
- /ɪˈmɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-mahm]
- /ɪˈmɑm/
Definitions of imam word
- noun imam the officiating priest of a mosque. 1
- noun imam the title for a Muslim religious leader or chief. 1
- noun imam one of a succession of seven or twelve religious leaders, believed to be divinely inspired, of the Shiʿites. 1
- noun imam Muslim religious leader 1
- countable noun imam In Islam, an imam is a religious leader, especially the leader of a Muslim community or the person who leads the prayers in a mosque. 0
- noun imam a leader of congregational prayer in a mosque 0
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Origin of imam
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, imam is from the Arabic word imām leader, guide
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Parts of speech for Imam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
imam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
imam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for imam
noun imam
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