English
Muhammad
Muhammad comes from Arabic مُحَمَّد ‘praised, commendable, laudable’, and goes back to حَمَّدَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَّدَḥammada‘to praise, commend, laud, extol’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُحَمَّدmuḥammad‘praised, commendable, laudable’passive participle of حَمَّدَ
- EnglishtodayMuhammad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَّدَḥammada‘to praise, commend, laud, extol’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُحَمَّدmuḥammad‘praised, commendable, laudable’passive participle of حَمَّدَ
- EnglishtodayMuhammad
Every English word from Arabic حَمَّدَ
Today it means
name The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic حَمَّدَ / Muhammad