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ح-م-د
praising with gratitude
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Words from this root
7 words in 7 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعِلَ حَمِدَ
to praise (God), to give thanks
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- يَحْمَدُ
فَعْل حَمْدٌ
praise
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الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ praise be to God
مُفَعَّل مُحَمَّدٌ
Muhammad: 'the much-praised one'
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أَفْعَل أَحْمَدُ
Ahmad: 'most praiseworthy'
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فَاعِل حَامِدٌ
one who praises (also a name)
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مَفْعُول Done-to (passive participle of form I)
مَفْعُول = the thing it was done to
See this pattern across the mapمَحْمُودٌ
praised, praiseworthy (also a name)
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فَعِيل Adjective فَعِيل
فَعِيل = a lasting quality (or the person who has it)
See this pattern across the mapحَمِيدٌ
praiseworthy (الْحَمِيد, a name of God)
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How the patterns shape this root
ح-م-د is praising with gratitude. الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ, 'praise belongs to God', is the phrase Saudis say when asked how they are. The root shows how patterns make names: مُحَمَّد (مُفَعَّل) is 'the one praised again and again', أَحْمَد (أَفْعَل) 'the most praiseworthy', حَامِد the one who praises, مَحْمُود the one who is praised, حَمِيد the one who deserves praise. Five common names, one root.