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Markum name meaning

“one granted mercy”

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
M
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: MMeaning kindnessArabic origin

Markum is a boy's name linked to Arabic marḥūm, meaning 'one granted mercy'.

What does Markum mean?

One granted mercy

In Malay: yang dirahmati

Sources (1)

About the name Markum

Markum is linked to Arabic marḥūm, the passive participle of the root r-ḥ-m, meaning 'under God's mercy' and also 'deceased, late'. The spelling Markum may be an adaptation of the pronunciation that drops the ḥ sound.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
Rootر ح م · r-ḥ-m
SyllablesMar-kum
First letterMalay Names starting with M
Arabic scriptمرحوم

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: مرحوم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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