Ioslam

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām, “submission (to the will of God)”).

Proper noun

An tIoslaim m

1. Islam

   Synonym: Mahamadachas (rare)

Usage notes

• Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Ioslam (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Ioslam vocative a Ioslaim genitive Ioslaim dative Ioslam forms with the definite article singular nominative an tIoslam genitive an Ioslaim dative leis an Ioslam don Ioslam

Derived terms

• Ioslamach
• Ioslamaí

See also

• Mahamadach
• Moslamach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ioslam

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Ioslam	nIoslam	hIoslam	tIoslam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Ioslam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026