法蒂玛 (Fǎdìmǎ) · Fatimah / Fatima (given name)

Meanings

1 Fatimah / Fatima (given name)
2 the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad; also the Marian apparition site in Portugal

About Fatimah

c. 605–632 · 宗教人物 religious figure

Daughter of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, wife of Ali and mother of Hasan and Husayn, honoured by all Muslims and above all by Shia Muslims. The Portuguese pilgrimage town Fátima is written the same in Chinese.

Characters

stem, base (phonetic: -ti-)

玛

mǎ

agate (phonetic: -ma)

Examples

HSK 1

法蒂玛是穆罕默德的女儿。

Fǎdìmǎ shì Mùhǎnmòdé de nǚ'ér.

Fatimah was the daughter of Muhammad.

HSK 7-9

他们去葡萄牙的法蒂玛朝圣。

Tāmen qù Pútáoyá de Fǎdìmǎ cháoshèng.

They made a pilgrimage to Fátima in Portugal.

Tips

history

The 法蒂玛王朝, the Fatimid Caliphate that founded Cairo in 969, was named after her because its rulers claimed descent from her. Chinese Muslim writing also renders her name 法图麦.