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title: muslim — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «muslim» in the school dictionary: A person who follows the religion of Islam. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# muslim

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**Who acts:** person, friend, Muslims, Many Muslims, class, Muslim families · **What happens:** follow, do, be, celebrate, pray, fast · **To what, where:** religion, Muslim festivals, Eid, mosque, food, country

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«muslim» 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: [muslim in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/muslim.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who follows the religion of Islam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:m1:1
# text = A person who follows the religion of Islam.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | a person | the religion of Islam |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent religion=Theme |

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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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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

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To do with Islam or Muslims: «Muslim festivals».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:m2:1
# text = To do with Islam or Muslims: «Muslim festivals».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | Muslim festivals |  |  |  | with Islam or Muslims | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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My friend Aisha is Muslim and celebrates Eid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x1:1
# text = My friend Aisha is Muslim and celebrates Eid.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	Aisha	Aisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	celebrates	celebrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	Eid	Eid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | muslim *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **celebrate** | present | My friend *not said here* | Eid |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eid=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Muslims pray in a mosque.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x2:1
# text = Muslims pray in a mosque.
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mosque	mosque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | present | Muslims |  |  | a mosque |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Many Muslims fast during Ramadan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x3:1
# text = Many Muslims fast during Ramadan.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fast	fast	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Ramadan	Ramadan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fast** | present | Many Muslims |  |  |  | during Ramadan |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class learned about Muslim festivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x4:1
# text = Our class learned about Muslim festivals.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  | about Muslim festivals | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about festival=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Muslim families often share food with neighbours at Eid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x5:1
# text = Muslim families often share food with neighbours at Eid.
1	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Eid	Eid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | Muslim families | food |  | Eid |  | with neighbours; often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Muslims live in every country of the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:muslim:x6:1
# text = Muslims live in every country of the world.
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Muslims |  |  | every country of the world |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location |

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