mahound

Questions about mahound

What does mahound mean?

mahound means "the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)".

How many syllables are in mahound?

mahound has 2 syllables and divides as ma-hound under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mahound?

Close synonyms include Mohammed, Mohammad, Muhammad, Mahomet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mahound a common word?

mahound is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.