imam

Meaning

1. One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
2. (capitalized, usually) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.
3. (capitalized, usually) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

Synonyms

imaum

priest

Islamic headman

Islamic priest

Translations

imam

imame

imán

🧲

imam

imã

imam

Imam

imam

ιμάμης

إمام

imamo

imam

إِمَام

iman

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiːmɑːm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”).