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FATIMA
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• FATIMA (noun)
The noun FATIMA has 1 sense:
1. youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
Familiarity information: FATIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Fatima; Fatimah
Instance hypernyms:
Context examples
Now I'll quench the curiosity of this little Fatima, my dear Daisy, by leaving her nothing to guess at.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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