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mahmud

/mˈæmud/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
mah-mud
IPA
/mˈæmud/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Arabic.

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd, literally “praised, laudable”), the passive participle of the Form I verb حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to praise”), from the triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d). The name Muhammad comes from the same root, and has a similar meaning.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mahmut (alternative) Mahmoud (alternative) Mahmood (alternative) Mahmout (alternative) Mehmud (alternative) Mehmood (alternative) Mehmut (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ahmad Hamad Muhammad

Homonyms

mahmoud mahmood

Rhymes With

mahmoud mahmood

Questions

How do you pronounce mahmud?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈæmud/.
What does mahmud mean?
A male given name from Arabic.
Where does mahmud come from?
Transliteration of Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd, literally “praised, laudable”), the passive participle of the Form I verb حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to praise”), from the triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d). The name Muhammad comes from the same root, and has a similar meaning.

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