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Mohammedan

/məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/US/moʊˈhæm.ə.dən/

Mohammedan noun: muslim.

Noun

Mohammedan (plural Mohammedans)

  1. (now largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim.
    • MOSQUE (Fr. mosquée, from Sp. mezquita, from Ar. masjid, temple, from sajada, to prostrate one's self, to pray). A Mohammedan house of prayer and worship. Examples of these buildings are found wherever the Mohammedan faith has prevailed, from Spain to India and Turkestan.1905, “Mosque”, in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company
    • Mohammedan prisoners shall be allowed to observe the fast of Ramadan and during the fast shall be required to labour at such reduced task as the Medical Officer considers proper.Rule 45, Prison Rules (Cap. 234, sub. leg. A)

Adjective

Mohammedan (not comparable)

  1. (now largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim, Islamic.
    • At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors.1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 119
  2. Relating to Mohammed.

Mohammedan meaning in Hindi, Kannada and Arabic

Mohammedan in Hindi

Muslim
मुहम्मदी muhammadī, महम्मदा mahammadā, महमदी mahamdī

Mohammedan in Kannada

ಮುಸಲ್ಮಾನ

Mohammedan in Arabic

Muslim
محمدي muḥammadī
Muslim, Islamic
محمدي muḥammadī

Forms of Mohammedan

pluralMohammedans
alternative formMuhammadan
alternative formMahometan
alternative formMahomedan
alternative formMahommedan
alternative formMuhammedan
alternative formMohamedan
alternative formMuhamedan
alternative formMohametan
alternative formMahommetan
alternative formMohammetan
alternative formMoohummudan

Origin of Mohammedan

From Mohammed + -an, from the earlier form Mahometan, coined in the 17th century.

Words formed from Mohammedan

Phrases with Mohammedan

Questions about Mohammedan

What does Mohammedan mean?
Mohammedan means muslim.
What is Mohammedan in Hindi?
Mohammedan in Hindi is मुहम्मदी (muhammadī), महम्मदा (mahammadā), महमदी (mahamdī). See Mohammedan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Mohammedan?
Mohammedan can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Mohammedan?
Mohammedan is pronounced /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Mohammedan?
The plural of Mohammedan is Mohammedans.

Words near Mohammedan in the dictionary

  1. Mohammadi
  2. Mohammadis
  3. Mohammadqoli
  4. Mohammat
  5. Mohammed
  6. Mohammedan
  7. Mohammedan blue
  8. Mohammedan blues
  9. Mohammedanise
  10. Mohammedanised
  11. Mohammedanises

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Mohammedan (page history and authors); Mohammedan (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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