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Imam

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ኢማም/ኢማም (Imam) - imam

"Mosque imam (Mosque imam)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Definitions
1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Imam 🇩🇿 Algeria

Prayer leader; wise person

"Ask the imam"
Imam 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Muslim leader (Imam)

"Imam lead prayer. (The imam leads prayers.)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Imam" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Imam 🇩🇿 Algeria

Prayer leader; wise person
Imam 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Muslim leader (Imam)
Imam 🇧🇯 Benin

Chef religieux musulman (Muslim religious leader)
Imam 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Imam (Muslim prayer leader)
Imam 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Imam (Muslim leader)
Imam 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Imam musulman (Muslim imam)

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