muhammad

1. 1.

   leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)

   SynonymsElijah Muhammad

   BroaderBlack Muslim
2. 2.

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

   SynonymsMohammedMohammadMahometMahound

   Broaderprophet

Other forms of muhammad

plural

muhammads·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about muhammad

What does muhammad mean?

muhammad means "leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in muhammad?

muhammad has 3 syllables: mu-ham-mad. The stress falls on "ham". In IPA it is /mʊˈhɑməd/.

What is another word for muhammad?

Close synonyms include Elijah Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mahomet, Mahound. 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 muhammad a common word?

muhammad is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.