Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islamophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
is-lam-ophile
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Islamophile From Islamo- + -phile.

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What does islamophile mean?
One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.
Where does islamophile come from?
Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Islamo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English Islamophile From Islamo- + -phile.

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