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Humaida

English translation: Praiseworthy, commendable

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Arabic term or phrase:Humaida
English translation:Praiseworthy, commendable
Entered by: Shazly

08:15 Jul 8, 2003
Arabic to English translations [Non-PRO]
Arabic term or phrase: Humaida
female name.
zariin
Local time: 20:26
Praiseworthy or commendable
Explanation:
Generally it has two meanings:
1- Benign or harmless
2- Praiseworthy or commendable

But this female name is derived from the second one and is pronounced as “Hameeda”
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Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 17:26
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Summary of answers provided
1 +9Praiseworthy or commendable
Shazly


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Praiseworthy or commendable


Explanation:
Generally it has two meanings:
1- Benign or harmless
2- Praiseworthy or commendable

But this female name is derived from the second one and is pronounced as “Hameeda”


Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: Humaida is the diminutive form of Hameeda, as Husain is the diminutive form of Hasan. The diminutive form is used to express affection.
1 hr
agree  Sami Khamou
3 hrs
agree  sithanem
6 hrs
agree  muhammad turman
12 hrs
agree  Ahmad Maher Sandouk
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Mohammed Mousa
1 day 20 hrs
agree  Awad Balaish
4 days
agree  radwa abdel ghany
6 days
agree  AhmedAMS
24 days
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