محمد

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ARABIC LIGATURE MOHAMMAD ISOLATED FORM

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Arabic

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one common calligraphic representation of Muhammad's name

Etymology 1

Root
ح م د (ḥ m d)
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Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, to praise, commend, laud).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.ħam.mad/
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Proper noun

مُحَمَّد (muḥammadm

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:144:
      وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ
      wa-mā muḥammadun ʔillā rasūlun qad ḵalat min qablihi r-rusulu
      Muhammad is not but a messenger. Messengers have passed on before him.
  2. a male given name, variously transliterated as: Muhammad, Mohammed, Mahomet, etc. (see Muhammad for an extensive list)
  3. The 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
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Descendants

Adjective

مُحَمَّد (muḥammad) (feminine مُحَمَّدَة (muḥammada), masculine plural مُحَمَّدُونَ (muḥammadūna), feminine plural مُحَمَّدَات (muḥammadāt))

  1. commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy
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See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

مَحْمَد (maḥmadm

  1. verbal noun of حَمِدَ (ḥamida) (form I)
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

مَحْمِد (maḥmidm

  1. verbal noun of حَمِدَ (ḥamida) (form I)
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Malay

Proper noun

محمد

  1. Jawi spelling of Muhammad‎.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Proper noun

محمد (Mehmed, Mehemmed, Muhammed)

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  2. a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed

Descendants

Pashto

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Etymology

From Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Proper noun

محمد (mohammad)

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  2. a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed

Persian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? muhammaḏ
Dari reading? mohammad
Iranian reading? mohammad
Tajik reading? muhammad

Proper noun

Dari محمد
Iranian Persian
Tajik Муҳаммад

محمد (mohammad)

  1. (Islam, uncountable) Muhammad (the figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís)
  2. (Islam, uncountable) Muhammad (the 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an)
  3. a male given name, Muhammad, Mohammed, or Mohammad, from Arabic

Descendants

Punjabi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَمَّد (muhammad), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Proper noun

محمد (muhammadm (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁਹੰਮਦ)

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  2. a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed

Sindhi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَمَّد (muhammad), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

مُحَمَّد (muhammadm

  1. (Islam) the prophet Muhammad
  2. a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

محمد (muḥammadm

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

محمد (mḥammadm

  1. a male given name, Muhammad or Mohammed

Urdu

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَمَّد (muhammad), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

مُحَمَّد (muhammadm (Hindi spelling मुहम्मद)

  1. the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  2. a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed