Moslamach

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “one who submits”) + -ach.

Adjective

Moslamach (genitive singular masculine Moslamaigh, genitive singular feminine Moslamaí, plural Moslamacha, not comparable)

1. Muslim

   Synonym: Mahamadach

Declension

Declension of Moslamach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Moslamach	Mhoslamach	Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha²
Vocative	Mhoslamaigh		Moslamacha
Genitive		Moslamaí	Moslamacha	Moslamach
Dative	Moslamach; Mhoslamach¹	Mhoslamach; Mhoslamaigh (archaic)	Moslamacha; Mhoslamacha²
Comparative	níos Moslamaí
Superlative	is Moslamaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• Caille Mhoslamach f (“yashmak”)

Related terms

• Ioslam
• Ioslamach
• Ioslamaí

 

Noun

Moslamach m (genitive singular Moslamaigh, nominative plural Moslamaigh)

1. Muslim

   Synonym: Mahamadach

Declension

Declension of Moslamach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Moslamach Moslamaigh Vocative a Mhoslamaigh a Mhoslamacha Genitive Moslamaigh Moslamach Dative Moslamach Moslamaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Moslamach na Moslamaigh Genitive an Mhoslamaigh na Moslamach Dative leis an Moslamach don Mhoslamach leis na Moslamaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Moslamach	Mhoslamach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Moslamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Moslamach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Moslamach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024