Mohammed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Mohammed
- A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Muhammad.
- Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
- 2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN[1]:
- Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said.
Usage notes
- This was the predominant spelling from the late 1700s (when it overtook Mahomet) until the 1940s, when it was overtaken by Muhammad, which see for more.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmoːˈɦɑ.mɛt/, (less common) /ˈmoː.ɦɑˌmɛt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mo‧ham‧med
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- Muhammad (prophet of Islam)
Derived terms
French
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- alternative form of Mohamed (“Muhammad”)
German
Alternative forms
- Muhammad (see usage notes below)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.(h)a.mɛt/ (normal)
Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /moˈha.mɛt/ (less common)
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔr.mɛt/, [ˈmɔɐ̯mɛt], [ˈmɔːmɛt] (sometimes in casual speech)
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- Muhammad (the prophet of Islam)
- a male given name from Arabic very popular among Muslims
Usage notes
- The spelling Mohammed remains the common one in German, at least when referring to the founder of Islam. The spelling Muhammad is chiefly restricted to scientific and inner-Islamic usage.
Hausa
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mòhammèd m
- a male given name: alternative form of Muhammadu