Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

Proper noun edit

مَحْمُود (maḥmūdm

  1. a male given name, Mahmoud, Mahmood

Declension edit

Descendants edit

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

References edit

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

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd).

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Proper noun edit

Dari محمود
Iranian Persian
Tajik Маҳмуд

محمود (mahmud)

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