Muslim

The word 'Muslim' entered English in the early 17th century, borrowed directly from the Arabic 'muslim', the active participle of the verb 'aslama', meaning 'he submitted'. This verb is itself derived from the Arabic root 's-l-m', which is central to concepts of peace, wholeness, and submission, and is the source of the word 'Islam' (submission to God's will). The term was adopted into English to specifically denote an adherent of the faith founded by the Prophet Muhammad, carrying with it the core semantic notion of a person who surrenders to the will of Allah. As a loanword, its form has remained largely intact, with the primary adaptation being the conventionalization of its spelling and pronunciation within the English phonological system.

The word is a loanword from Arabic, borrowed as a complete lexical unit. It originates from the Arabic participle 'muslim' (مسلم), meaning 'one who submits' (to God).