--- title: "How to pronounce \"imam\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"imam\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/IJ1DMvNIj5g/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imami" --- # How to pronounce "imam" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ˈiːmɑːm/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **i·mam** - **Stress**: **I** — say this syllable louder and longer - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-imam.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-imam.wav.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. - *Example*: "Now it chanced that in one of the mosques was an Imam. (footnote: The person specially appointed to lead the prayers of the congregation and paid out of the endowed revenues of the mosque to which he is attached)" - A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor. ### Example Sentences - "Now it chanced that in one of the mosques was an Imam. (footnote: The person specially appointed to lead the prayers of the congregation and paid out of the endowed revenues of the mosque to which he is attached)" - "And in 1957, I was a junior when I became the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims," ### Common Phrases - hereditary imam ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "imam" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "My education blended Islamic and Western traditions in my early years and at Harvard, where I majored in Islamic history. And in 1957, I was a junior when I became the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, when my grandfather designated me to succeed him." - **Watch at 19:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1DMvNIj5g&t=1187s) ## How to Pronounce "imam" - **Syllables**: i · mam - **Stress**: I — say this syllable louder and longer - **IPA**: `/ˈiːmɑːm/` - **Listen for**: the stressed /I/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [imamic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imamic) ## Related Pronunciations [ima](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ima), [imac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imac), [imag](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imag), [imami](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imami), [image](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/image), [imago](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imago), [imagy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imagy), [imala](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/imala) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “imam”? “imam” is pronounced /ˈiːmɑːm/ (i · mam). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “imam”? “imam” has 2 syllables: i · mam. ### Where is the stress in “imam”? The primary stress in “imam” is on “I”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above. ### What does “imam” mean? One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. ### How can I hear “imam” used in real sentences? This page has 1 real-world video example of “imam” with synchronized subtitles. 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