Islamic
/ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/
Islamic adjective: of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
Adjective
Islamic (comparative more Islamic, superlative most Islamic)
- Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
- Muslims were recognized [in Bosnia and Hercegovina] as an ethnic nationality in 1969. Today the republic is 40 percent Islamic.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 105
- Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times
Noun
Islamic (plural Islamics)
- An Islamist.
- This war is between the democracies of the free world and radical Islamics.2008, John Hagee, Financial Armageddon, Frontline, →ISBN, page 72
Islamic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Islamic in Hindi
- related to Islam
- इस्लामी islāmī, इसलामी islāmī, इस्लामिया islāmiyā, इसलामिया islāmiyā
Islamic in Tamil
- related to Islam
- இஸ்லாமிய islāmiya
Islamic in Marathi
- related to Islam
- इस्लामी islāmī
Islamic in Urdu
- related to Islam
- اِسْلامی islāmī
More languagesFewer languages
- Islamic in Bengali
- ইসলামী islami, ইসলামি islami
- Islamic in Punjabi
- ਇਸਲਾਮੀ isalāmī, اِسْلامی īslāmī
- Islamic in Gujarati
- ઇસ્લામી islāmī
- Islamic in Pashto
- اسلامي eslāmí
- Islamic in Arabic
- إِسْلَامِيّ ʔislāmiyy
- Islamic in Malay
- Islam
- Islamic in Indonesian
- Islam
- Islamic in Thai
- อิสลาม ìt-sà-laam
- Islamic in Vietnamese
- Hồi giáo
- Islamic in Myanmar
- အစ္စလမ် acca.lam
Synonyms of Islamic
Forms of Islamic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Islamic |
| superlative | most Islamic |
| alternative form | Islāmic |
| Noun | |
| plural | Islamics |
Origin of Islamic
From Islam + -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique.
Words formed from Islamic
Phrases with Islamic
Questions about Islamic
- What does Islamic mean?
- Islamic means of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
- What is Islamic in Hindi?
- Islamic in Hindi is इस्लामी (islāmī), इसलामी (islāmī), इस्लामिया (islāmiyā). See Islamic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Islamic?
- Islamic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Islamic?
- Islamic is pronounced /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/.
Words near Islamic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Islamic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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