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Muhammad

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See also: Muḥammad

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, praised, commendable, laudable), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, to praise, commend, laud, extol). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ-m-d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Muhammad (plural Muhammads)

  1. (Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
    Shias believe that Ali succeeded the prophet Muhammad as leader of the Ummah.
  2. (Islam, uncountable) The 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  3. (countable) A male given name from Arabic very popular among Muslims.

Alternative forms

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A 17th century illustration of Prophet Muhammad.
  • Mahomet was the predominant form until the late 1700s. Mohammed was the predominant form from then until the 1940s, when it was overtaken by Muhammad, which has been predominant ever since. Other forms which are now quite common are Mohammad, Mohamed, and Muhammed, which all came into common use after the 1820s.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmuhɑmːɑd/, [ˈmuɦɑ̝mːɑ̝d]
  • Rhymes: -uhɑmːɑd
  • Hyphenation(key): Mu‧ham‧mad

Proper noun

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Muhammad

  1. Muhammad (prophet of Islam)

Usage notes

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Language purists prefer the spelling "Muhammad", but "Muhammed" is the traditional and more popular transliteration into Finnish.

Declension

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Inflection of Muhammad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Muhammad Muhammadit
genitive Muhammadin Muhammadien
partitive Muhammadia Muhammadeja
illative Muhammadiin Muhammadeihin
singular plural
nominative Muhammad Muhammadit
accusative nom. Muhammad Muhammadit
gen. Muhammadin
genitive Muhammadin Muhammadien
partitive Muhammadia Muhammadeja
inessive Muhammadissa Muhammadeissa
elative Muhammadista Muhammadeista
illative Muhammadiin Muhammadeihin
adessive Muhammadilla Muhammadeilla
ablative Muhammadilta Muhammadeilta
allative Muhammadille Muhammadeille
essive Muhammadina Muhammadeina
translative Muhammadiksi Muhammadeiksi
abessive Muhammaditta Muhammadeitta
instructive Muhammadein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Muhammad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mu.ha.mat], [mu.ħam.mad]
  • Rhymes: -at, -ad
  • Hyphenation: Mu‧ham‧mad

Proper noun

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Muhammad (Jawi spelling محمد, abbreviation Muhd.)

  1. (Islam) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
  2. A male given name from Arabic.

Usage notes

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  • In Malay-speaking communities, people with "Muhammad" in their names are usually referred to not by "Muhammad" but by the name that comes after that part of their given name.
    • For example, a person whose given name is "Muhammad Aqil" would usually be referred to by other people as just "Aqil" and not as "Muhammad".

Further reading

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