English
mammetry
Mammetry comes from Middle English mawmetrie ‘Islam’, from Arabic مُحَمَّد ‘commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy’, and ultimately from حَمَّدَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَّدَḥammada‘to praise, commend, laud’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُحَمَّدmuḥammad‘commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maumeterie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mawmetrie‘Islam’
- Englishtodaymammetry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَمَّدَḥammada‘to praise, commend, laud’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُحَمَّدmuḥammad‘commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400maumeterie
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mawmetrie‘Islam’
- Englishtodaymammetry
Formed from mammet + -ry
Arabic حَمَّدَ ‘to praise, commend, laud’
Arabic مُحَمَّد ‘commendable, laudable, praised, praiseworthy’
Andalusian Arabic مَحُمَّدْ ‘Maḥummad’
Anglo-Norman maumet
Middle English mawmet ‘idol’
English mammet
Every English word from Arabic حَمَّدَ
Today it means
noun The religion of Muhammad: Islam.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic حَمَّدَ / mammetry