Mohammed
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mohammed in British English:
UK [məuˈhæmed]
How to pronounce Mohammed in American English:
US [moˈhæmɪd, -ˈhɑmɪd, mʊ-]
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- Noun:
- the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632)
Word Origin
- Mohammed
- former common English transliteration of Muhammad. The worst of letting the learned gentry bully us out of our traditional Mahometan & Mahomet ... is this: no sooner have we tried to be good & learnt to say, or at least write, Mohammed than they are fired with zeal to get us a step or two further on the path of truth, which at present seems likely to end in Muhammad with a dot under the h .... [H.W. Fowler, "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage," 1926]
Example
- 1. Mohammed ali warily watched the protest .
- 2. That sent mr mohammed 's trial into limbo , where it remains .
- 3. The story of a 23-year-old farmer , ahmed mohammed , is typical .
- 4. As a result , mohammed bin laden became well respected in his community .
- 5. This reappeared in 2010 after the death of its leader mohammed yusuf .