Mahmood: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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محمود
مَحْمُود
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Mahmood (محمود, Arabic مَحْمُود) means “praised; praiseworthy”. It comes from the Arabic root ح م د. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح م د.
- Meaning
- praised; praiseworthy
- معنی
- تعریف کیا ہوا، قابلِ تعریف
Where it comes from
Passive participle of ḥamida, to praise. The Quran speaks of maqāman maḥmūdan, a praised station (17:79).
- Say it
- mah-moodAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح م د
- Other spellings
- Mehmood · Mahmud