# der Imam

der Imam is a German noun meaning “imam”. Forms: des Imams, die Imame.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Imams
- Plural: die Imame

## In other languages

- Русский: имам
- Українська: імам

## Meanings

1. anyone who leads a group of Muslims in prayer
2. _Sunni_ imam; a trained cleric who leads a congregation
3. _Shia_ one of twelve individuals, descendants of Muhammad living in the 7th to 9th centuries CE, who are believed to have been sinless and infallible
4. _Shia_ one of a per se unlimited line of leaders, who must be descendants of Muhammad but are not necessarily ascribed superhuman qualities

## Examples

- 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.
- 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.

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