محمود

Arabic

Etymology

The passive participle of حَمِدَ (ḥamida, to praise), from the root ح م د (ḥ-m-d).

Adjective

مَحْمُود • (maḥmūd) (feminine مَحْمُودَة (maḥmūda), masculine dual مَحْمُودَانِ (maḥmūdāni), feminine dual مَحْمُودَتَانِ (maḥmūdatāni), masculine plural مَحْمُودُونَ (maḥmūdūna), feminine plural مَحْمُودَات (maḥmūdāt))

  1. praised
  2. commendable, laudable, praiseworthy

Declension

Proper noun

مَحْمُود • (maḥmūd) m

  1. a male given name, Mahmoud, Mahmood

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: Mahmud
  • English: Mahmood, Mahmoud
  • Portuguese: Mafamude
  • Turkish: Mahmut
  • Chinese: 馬哈茂德马哈茂德 (Mǎhāmàodé) (transliteration)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حمد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäɦ.múːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.múːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.múd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? mahmūḏ
Dari reading? mahmūd
Iranian reading? mahmud
Tajik reading? mahmud

Proper noun

Dari محمود
Iranian Persian
Tajik Маҳмуд

محمود • (mahmud)

  1. a male given name from Arabic, Mahmoud, Mahmood
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