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
• Hyphenation: 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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈo.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈo.ma]

Proper noun

Mahoma m

1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Related terms

• mahometà

Galician

Proper noun

Mahoma m

1. 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

1. Muhammad (Islamic prophet)

Related terms

• mahometano

 

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

 

Related terms

• Mahometanismo
• Mahometano

 

Further reading

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