The story behind İslam
From Ottoman Turkish اسلام, from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Azerbaijani entry
Borrowed from Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām).
Pronunciation
Turkish: /is.laːm/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Turkish: /is.ɫaːm/
- Azerbaijani: [isˈɫɑm]
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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Adem
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Middle Names for İslam
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for İslam
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced name length