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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat is the correct pronunciation of "Muslim" ?
Is it "Muh-slim" or "Moo-slim"
dchill
(38,489 posts)JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)dchill
(38,489 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)let you go. Away.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Though "mooslim" is closer to the original Arabic pronunciation.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)Oh-bahm-a.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)This is difficult for English speakers because a schewa rarely appears in that position in an English word (in general Arabic moves the stress farther back in a word than is the English instinct).
In American English buth "uh" and "ah" have a long history; "oo" seems to be more popular among Commonwealth English speakers. Also, "moosslim" with a long "oo" and hard "ss", in American English, tends to refer specifically to the Nation of Islam.
Interestingly, in Arabic the "s" sound is a hard "s" rather than a "z", but that's only retained in the "moosslem" Nation of Islam pronunciation.
catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)It is not like a bad thing to ask. Snark here is bullshit. Is there a correct way to pronounce it? Are multiple pronunciations okay?
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)I constantly hear both pronunciations, and wonder if I've been wrong all these years. (qv "nucUlar", "sherbeRt", "maRscapone" - although those aren't as politically sensitive).
Skittles
(153,160 posts)OK I DON'T EITHER BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE *YOU* DON'T KNOW