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imams

imams is the plural of imam.

Meaning of imam

Noun

imam (plural imams)

  1. One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
    • Now it chanced that in one of the mosques was an Imam. (footnote: The person specially appointed to lead the prayers of the congregation and paid out of the endowed revenues of the mosque to which he is attached)1901, John Payne, Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp
  2. (capitalized, usually) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
    1. (capitalized, usually) One of the Twelve imams, descendants of Muhammad from the seventh to ninth centuries CE who lived exemplary lives.

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Proper noun capitalized: Imams

Imams

  1. (plural) plural of Imam

Questions about imams

What is imams the plural of?
Imams is the plural of imam.
What part of speech is imams?
Imams is a proper noun.

Words near imams in the dictionary

  1. imamhood
  2. Imami
  3. imamic
  4. imamology
  5. Imamoto
  6. imams
  7. imamship
  8. imamships
  9. Imamura
  10. Imamuras
  11. iman

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