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Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root h-m-m

4 names in 3 word forms: 2 boys, 2 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: همام (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

همم h-m-m concern, resolve
Names
4
Word forms
3
Boy
2
Girl
2

The root’s family tree

ه م م h-m-m · concern, resolve
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root h-m-m

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 2 Girl: 2

Sources

  1. Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: همم · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: همام · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hammam and Humam
  3. Wiktionary: همة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Himmah
  4. Wiktionary: مهم · en.wiktionary.org · root of Muhimah
  5. Wiktionary: مهمة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Muhimah

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root h-m-m mean?

The root ه م م (h-m-m) relates to concern, resolve, according to Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: همم. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root h-m-m?

Hammam, Himmah, Humam and Muhimah.

What does همام mean?

همام means “gallant, magnanimous, brave”, according to Wiktionary: همام. In this reference it is spelled Hammam and Humam.

How many Arabic word forms are in the h-m-m family?

3 word forms: همام (Hammam, Humam); همة (Himmah); مهمة (Muhimah).