[ ɪ'mα:m ]
■ noun
1》 the person who leads prayers in a mosque.
2》 ( Imam ) a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam.
Derivatives
~ate noun
Origin
from Arab. 'imām 'leader'.
[ ɪ'mα:m ]
■ noun
1》 the person who leads prayers in a mosque.
2》 ( Imam ) a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam.
Derivatives
~ate noun
Origin
from Arab. 'imām 'leader'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004