Fatima: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
فاطمہ
فَاطِمَة
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Fatima (فاطمہ, Arabic فَاطِمَة) means “one who weans (a child)”. It comes from the Arabic root ف ط م. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ف ط م.
- Meaning
- one who weans (a child)
- معنی
- دودھ چھڑانے والی
Where it comes from
Feminine active participle of faṭama, to wean a child.
- Say it
- faa-ti-maAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ف ط م
- Other spellings
- Fatimah · Fatema
- Known bearer
- Fatima bint Muhammad, daughter of the Prophet ﷺ