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Mahmud

Praised

مَحْمُود
مَحْمُود

Mahmud

Praised

Quranic rootboyarabic
Pronunciation
Mahmud
Arabic
مَحْمُود
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
h-m-d
Quranic status
Quranic root
Reference
Surah al-Isra 17:79
Alternate spellings
Mahmood

Origin & meaning

Same root as Muhammad and Ahmad. Used in the Quran for the praiseworthy station (al-maqam al-mahmud) reserved for the Prophet ﷺ.

Quranic source
Surah al-Isra 17:79
Themes
praise
Same root · h-m-d

Names sharing this root.

حَامِد
Hamid
Praiser, one who praises

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).

Previous
Lut
Wrapped, attached
Next
Majid
Glorious, noble
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