Dawood: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyHebrew (via Arabic)
داؤد
دَاوُد
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Dawood (داؤد, Arabic دَاوُد) is most often explained as “name of the prophet Dawud (David)”. Sources disagree, see below. Source: none of Lane, Steingass or Platts has an entry for it.
- Meaning
- name of the prophet Dawud (David)
- معنی
- حضرت داؤدؑ کا نام
Meaning disputed
Name of the prophet Dawud (David). The Hebrew original is often explained as 'beloved', but the Arabic lexicons give the name no root sense.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- daa-woodAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Dawud · Daud
- Themes
- Faith