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title: islamic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «islamic» in the school dictionary: Islamic means belonging to or connected with Islam, the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# islamic

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**Who acts:** Islamic, Muslims, Islamic art, Eid, We, Islamic scholars · **What happens:** mean, belong, connect, believe, follow, teach · **To what, where:** teachings, Prophet Muhammad, art buildings, culture, beautiful geometric patterns, important Islamic festival

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«islamic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [islamic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/islamic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Islamic means belonging to or connected with Islam, the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:m1:1
# text = Islamic means belonging to or connected with Islam, the religion of Muslims, who believe in one God (Allah) and follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an.
1	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Allah	Allah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	teachings	teaching	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	Prophet	Prophet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	Muhammad	Muhammad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	Qur'an	Qur'an	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Islamic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** *not said to happen* | gerund | Islamic *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **connect** | participle | Islamic *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Islam | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with islam=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **believe** | present | Muslims |  |  |  |  | in one God | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **follow** | infinitive | Muslims *not said here* | the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teaching=Theme |
| 6 | **teach** |  |  | the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Islamic describes art, buildings, law, history and culture shaped by Islam, such as Islamic patterns or Islamic architecture.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:m2:1
# text = Islamic describes art, buildings, law, history and culture shaped by Islam, such as Islamic patterns or Islamic architecture.
1	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present |  | art buildings and law and history and culture |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent building=Theme |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | culture *not said here* |  |  |  | by Islam | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Islamic art often uses beautiful geometric patterns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x1:1
# text = Islamic art often uses beautiful geometric patterns.
1	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	geometric	geometric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Islamic art | beautiful geometric patterns |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eid is an important Islamic festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x2:1
# text = Eid is an important Islamic festival.
1	Eid	Eid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eid | a important Islamic festival |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a museum of Islamic history.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x3:1
# text = We visited a museum of Islamic history.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a museum of Islamic history |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Islamic scholars in Baghdad made great discoveries in maths and astronomy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x4:1
# text = Islamic scholars in Baghdad made great discoveries in maths and astronomy.
1	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	scholars	scholar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Baghdad	Baghdad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	discoveries	discovery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	astronomy	astronomy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Islamic scholars in Baghdad | great discoveries |  | maths and astronomy |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset discovery=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mosque has fine Islamic tiles and a dome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x5:1
# text = The mosque has fine Islamic tiles and a dome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tiles	tile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dome	dome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the mosque | fine Islamic tiles and a dome |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tile=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, we drew Islamic star patterns with a compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:islamic:x6:1
# text = In maths, we drew Islamic star patterns with a compass.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Islamic	Islamic	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | we | Islamic star patterns |  | maths |  | with a compass | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme in math=Destination |

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