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Ḥ-M-D (Arabic: ح م د‎‎, Hebrew: ח מ ד‎‎) is the triconsonantal root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise" in Arabic and "to desire" in Hebrew.

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Concepts

  • Hamd (Arabic) — "praise" — a song or poem in praise of Allah
  • Hemda (Hebrew) — "desire, delight, beauty"
  • Mahmad (Arabic) — "desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing, beloved, goodly, lovely, pleasant, desirable, precious ones, precious things, precious treasures, treasures, valuable"
  • Mahmud (Arabic) — "desirable, precious thing, pleasant thing"
  • Nehmad (Hebrew) — "nice, cute, pleasant, lovely"

    • Names

  • Ahmed — highly praised,
  • Hamid — [the one] given praise
  • Muhammad/Mahmud — praiseworthy
  • ‘Abd al-Hamid — servant of the Most Praised
  • Hamoudi — (Hebrew colloquial name, lit. 'cutie')
  • Hemed — a village in Gush Dan, Israel

    • References

    Ḥ-M-D Wikipedia
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