Mahoma
English
Etymology
From Romance-language forms of the name.
Proper noun
Mahoma
- Alternative spelling of Muhammad
Asturian
Proper noun
Mahoma m
- 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”).
Proper noun
Mahoma m
- Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
Related terms
- mahometà
Galician
Proper noun
Mahoma m
- Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
Related terms
- mahometano
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
- Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
Related terms
- mahometano
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Mahoma, from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (“Maḥummad”), ultimately deriving from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ma‧ho‧ma
- IPA(key): /maˈhoma/, [mɐˈho.mɐ]
Proper noun
Mahoma (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜓᜋ)
- Muhammad (Islamic prophet)
Derived terms
- panahon ni Mahoma
Related terms
- Mahometanismo
- Mahometano
Further reading
- “Mahoma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018