Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahomet

/mɑˈhoʊmɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-homet
IPA: /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).

Archaic; Obsolete

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"The sultan and all his grandees, confident in the means of protection, entered the serraglio, took down the sangiac-sheriff, or sacred standard of Mahomet, and, headed by a number of Oulemas reciting apposite passages from the Koran, proceeded forthwith to the imperial mosque of Achmet, in the square of the Hippodrome, at a very few paces from the palace."

Etymology

From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Macomet, Machometus, مُحَمَّد, ح م د

Usage

Derived Forms

Mahometism Mahometist Mahometry

Questions

How do you pronounce mahomet?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/.
What does mahomet mean?: Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
Where does mahomet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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