Fatima

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.ti.mə/

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Fatima

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

• (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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.ti.maː/

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧ti‧ma

Fatima n

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

Borrowed from Arabic فَاطِمَة (fāṭima).

Fatima

1. a female given name from Arabic

• Fatma
• Fatuma