Muhammad
See also: Muḥammad
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Muhammad (plural Muhammads)
- (uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, 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.
- (uncountable) The 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
- (countable) A male given name from Arabic very popular among Muslims.
Alternative forms edit
- 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.
other forms
- (fairly common today:) Mahomed, Mahommed, Mehemet, Mohamad
- (fairly common historically but uncommon today:) Muhamed, Muhammat, Muhamad, Mehemed, Mehemmed, Mahoma, Muhammud, Mahemet, Mehemmet
- (Ottoman/Turkish-derived:) Mehmed, Mehmet
- (uncommon and in most cases obsolete:) Mohamet, Mahamad, Mahammad, Mahamet, Mahumet, Mohammet, Mahammed, Mahamed, Mahommet, Mahomad, Machomet, Mahommad, Muhammet, Mahomat, Muhamet, Muhamat, Maomet, Mohamat
- (rare and in most cases obsolete:) Mahamat, Mahamid, Mohamud, Mohammud, Mahomett, Mohamid, Mohammid, Muhamud, Muhammid, Mahammet, Muhamid, Magomet, Mohemet, Mehammed, Mohemmed, Mehamet, Mohemed, Mahemed; Mouhammad, Mouhamed, Mouhamad, Muhmmed, Mohamod, Mohammod, Muhmad, Muhmmad, Muhimmad, Mohmad, Mohmmad, Mohmmed, Mohmed
- (very rare and in most cases obsolete:) Machoumet, Mahamath, Mahamett, Mahamit, Mahammat, Mahammid, Mahemett, Mahemmed, Mahemmet, Mahometh, Mahommat, Mahommett, Mahoumed, Mahoumet, Mahumett, Mehamid, Mehammad, Mehemett, Moammed, Moehammad, Mohamit, Mohammat, Mohamut, Mohemmet, Mohomet, Mouhamet, Mouhammed, Muammed, Muhamut, Muhemmad, Mathomus
- (rare, derived from modern scholarly transliterations of Arabic:) Muħammad, Muḥammad
- (Chechen-derived, via Russian:) Magomed, Magomet
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
- Mohammedan, Mohammedanism (now offensive)
- Mohammedism, Mohammedist (rare, offensive)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
the prophet who introduced Islam
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47th sura of the Qur'an
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male given name
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Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Muhammad
- Muhammad (prophet of Islam)
Usage notes edit
Language purists prefer the spelling "Muhammad", but "Muhammed" is the traditional and more popular transliteration into Finnish.
Declension edit
Inflection of Muhammad (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |