Mahoma

English

Etymology

From Romance-language forms of the name.

Proper noun

Mahoma

  1. Alternative spelling of Muhammad

Asturian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈoma/, [maˈo.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam)

Catalan

Etymology

Also spelled in Old Catalan as Mafumet; from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately deriving from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Galician

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”); see Muhammad for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈoma/ [maˈo.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
Descendants
  • → Tagalog: Mahoma

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mahoma, from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately deriving from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈhoma/, [mɐˈho.mɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Mahoma (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜓᜋ)

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Derived terms
  • panahon ni Mahoma

Further reading
  • “Mahoma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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