English
Islamist
Islamist comes from Arabic إِسْلَام ‘religious submission to God, piety’, and goes back to أَسْلَمَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentأَسْلَمَʔaslama
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِسْلَامʔislām‘religious submission to God, piety’
- English1500–presentIslam
- Englishearliest quotation 2004Islamist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Arabicc. 500–presentأَسْلَمَʔaslama
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentإِسْلَامʔislām‘religious submission to God, piety’
- English1500–presentIslam
- Englishearliest quotation 2004Islamist
Earliest quotation: 2004, George Carlin, THE FANATICS WILL WIN: “I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in…”
Every English word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ
Today it means
noun A Muslim.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic أَسْلَمَ / Islamist