Fatima

See also: Fátima

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Etymology

From Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

The name Fatima is from the Arabic root f-t-m (lit. 'to wean') and signifies the Shia belief that she, her progeny, and her adherents (Shi'a) have been spared from hellfire. Alternatively, the word Fatima is associated in Shia sources with Fatir (lit. 'creator', a name of God) as the earthly symbol of the divine creative power.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Fatima

1. (Islam) A daughter of the prophet Muhammad, the wife of Ali.
2. A female given name from Arabic.

Derived terms

• Fátima (via an intermediary namesake)
• Fatimid
• Fatimite

Translations

daughter of Muhammad

Arabic: فَاطِمَة (ar) f (fāṭima) Azerbaijani: Fatimə Bashkir: Фатима (Fatima) Bengali: ফাতেমা (bn) (phatema) Chinese: Mandarin: 法蒂瑪 / 法蒂玛 (zh) (Fǎdìmǎ) Georgian: ფატიმა (paṭima) Hausa: Faɗimatu Hindi: फ़ातिमा f (fātimā) Japanese: ファーティマ (Fātima) Kazakh: Фатима (Fatima) Korean: 파티마 (ko) (Patima) Malay: Fatimah Marathi: फातिमा f (phātimā) Persian: فاطمه (fa) (fâteme) Portuguese: Fátima (pt) Russian: Фатима́ (ru) f (Fatimá) Spanish: Fátima (es) f Tajik: Фотима (tg) (Fotima) Telugu: ఫాతిమా (phātimā) Turkish: Fatıma (tr) Urdu: فاطمہ f (fātima) Uzbek: Fotima

female given name

Arabic: فَاطِمَة (ar) f (fāṭima) Bashkir: Фатима (Fatima) Bengali: ফাতেমা (bn) (phatema) Chinese: Mandarin: 法蒂瑪 / 法蒂玛 (zh) (Fǎdìmǎ) French: Fatimata (fr) f Galician: Fátima (gl) f Hausa: Faɗimatu Malay: Fatimah, Timah Marathi: फातिमा f (phātimā) Persian: فاطمه (fa) (fâteme) Portuguese: Fátima (pt) Russian: Фатима́ (ru) f (Fatimá) Spanish: Fátima (es) f Swahili: Fatima, Fatuma, Fatma Tajik: Фотима (tg) (Fotima) Telugu: ఫాతిమా (phātimā) Turkish: Fatma (tr), Fadime (tr)

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) Derived from Portuguese Fátima. Named after the Portuguese city where an apparition of the Virgin Mary is purported to have appeared.
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from Portuguese Fátima. Named after the Portuguese city where an apparition of the Virgin Mary is purported to have appeared.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.ti.maː/

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧ti‧ma

Proper noun

Fatima n

1. a neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands
2. a neighbourhood of Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

Proper noun

Fatima

1. a female given name from Arabic

Related terms

• Fatma
• Fatuma