Mahomet
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Mahomet
- /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/
Where it comes from
From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam). The sultan and all his grandees, confident in the means of protection, entered the serraglio, took down the sangiac-sheriff, or sacred standard of Mahomet, and, headed by a number of Oulemas reciting apposite passages from the Koran, proceeded forthwith to the imperial mosque of Achmet, in the squar
- A male given name.
Talk about this word "Mahomet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mahomet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mahomet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mahomet "Mahomet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mahomet.Cite this
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title = {Mahomet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahomet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
