Ḥ-M-D
is the triconsonantal Semitic 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.
Usage
Concepts
Arabic
- Hamd — "praise", a song or poem in praise of Allah
- Mahmad — "desire, desirable thing, pleasant thing, beloved, goodly, lovely, pleasant, desirable, precious ones, precious things, precious treasures, treasures, valuable"
- Mahmud — "desirable, precious thing, pleasant thing"
Hebrew
- Ḥemda rtl=yes — "desire, delight, beauty".
- Nehmad rtl=yes — "nice, cute, pleasant, lovely"
- Ḥamud rtl=yes — "cute, lovely, sweet, pretty"
- Maḥmad rtl=yes — "something desirable", as in hayat maḥmad rtl=yes "pet", maḥmad eino rtl=yes "someone's beloved"
- Ḥemed rtl=yes — "grace, charm"
- Ḥamad rtl=yes — "desired, coveted", as in lo taḥmod rtl=yes "Thou shalt not covet"