Mahoma

English

Etymology

From Romance-language forms of the name.

Proper noun

Mahoma

  1. Alternative spelling of Muhammad.

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈoma/ [maˈo.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. 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).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Galician

Proper noun

Mahoma m

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

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

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Descendants

  • Tagalog: Mahoma

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mahoma, from Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ (Maḥummad), ultimately deriving from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, praised, commendable, laudable).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈhoma/ [mɐˈhoː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oma
  • Syllabification: Ma‧ho‧ma

Proper noun

Mahoma (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜓᜋ)

  1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Derived terms

  • panahon ni Mahoma

Further reading

  • Mahoma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018