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Maxamed

Somali spelling of Muhammad, from an Arabic root meaning "the praised one".

Meaning and origin

Maxamed writes the name of the Prophet Muhammad the way Somali orthography represents its sounds, using x for the throaty Arabic h.

How to pronounce Maxamed

English (US)mah-HAH-med /mɑːˈhɑːmɛd/

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