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Meanings

  1. anyone who leads a group of Muslims in prayer

  2. Sunniimam; a trained cleric who leads a congregation

  3. Shiaone of twelve individuals, descendants of Muhammad living in the 7th to 9th centuries CE, who are believed to have been sinless and infallible

  4. Shiaone of a per se unlimited line of leaders, who must be descendants of Muhammad but are not necessarily ascribed superhuman qualities

Examples

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Der Imam muss so Anfang 60 gewesen sein.The imam was easily in his early sixties.
Diese Moschee braucht einen neuen Imam.This mosque needs a new imam.
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Yanni war mal Imam in einer hiesigen Moschee.Yanni used to be an imam at a local mosque.
Der Imam hält in unserer Bibliothek eine Rede.The imam was giving a talk in our library.
Er ist nie Imam geworden.He never became an imam.
Sein Bruder wurde Imam.His brother became an imam.
Einer war Imam.One of them was an imam.
Ich bin Imam.I'm an imam.