Fátima

See also: Fatima

English

Proper noun

Fátima

1. A town in Ourém municipality, Santarém district, Portugal.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ti.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fátima f (plural Fátimas)

1. (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
2. a female given name from Arabic, of Christian usage

Usage notes

In Portugal, the given name Fátima usually indicates devotion to Nossa Senhora de Fátima, thus being a name of Christian usage. It is commonly used in the form Maria de Fátima.

Derived terms

• Maria de Fátima
• fatimista

Proper noun

Fátima f

1. Fátima (a city in Ourém, district of Leiria, Portugal)
2. A municipality of Bahia, Brazil

Usage notes

Fátima is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima, “abstainer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatima/ [ˈfa.t̪i.ma]
• Rhymes: -atima
• Syllabification: Fá‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fátima f

1. (Islam) Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad
2. a female given name from Arabic, used by Muslims and Roman Catholics
3. Fátima (a town and place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage in Portugal, named from the Arabic given name)