Etymograph

English

Imam

Imam comes from Arabic إمام.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentإمامʔimām
  2. EnglishtodayImam

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentإمامʔimām
  2. EnglishtodayImam

The story

Occupational surname, borrowed from Arabic إمام (ʔimām). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Today it means

name A surname from Arabic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic إمام / Imam