ମହମ୍ମଦ

Odia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔhɔmːɔd̪ɔ/

Proper noun

ମହମ୍ମଦ (mahammada)

1. (uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims.
2. (countable) a male given name from Arabic very popular among Muslims.