Fatima
noun
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
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Fatima
1 American
[fat-uh-muh, fah-tee-mah]
/ ˈfæt ə mə, ˈfɑ tiˌmɑ /
noun
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a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
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the seventh and last wife of Bluebeard, popularly a symbol for feminine curiosity.
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a female given name.
Fátima
2
American
[fah-ti-muh]
/ ˈfɑ tɪ mə /
noun
Fátima
1
British
/ ˈfatimə /
noun
Fatima
2
British
/ ˈfætɪmə /
noun
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Fatima Emar, Mohammed's wife, says that the family had originally erected tents after the houses they had built in 2023 were destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The strategists, led by Fatima Boolani, pointed to the company’s expectation of high growth in the second half of the year, with a boosted forecast of about a 34% increase in ARR.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Fatima is one of an estimated 800,000 Nigerians who the UN says have been displaced in the country's north-west.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
On Saturday, electricity ministry spokeswoman Fatima Hayat hailed "widespread responsiveness" from the public that helped "reduce electricity consumption below projected levels".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the afternoon we caught the bus once again and set out for Beit Iksa, the valley town below Nabi Samuel where both Grandma Fatima and Great-Grandma Jamila lived.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
For the Arlington delegation, it will begin with two days at the Shrine at Fátima, where in 1917 three youngsters reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
We went to Fátima and participated in a Mass with what looked like more than 100,000 people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The federal funding could potentially help Tucson purchase saplings, hire labor and expand its youth program, said Fátima Luna, Romero’s climate and sustainability policy adviser.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
The demoralization was on display this month during the celebration of Our Lady of Fátima, a major Catholic holiday.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
Thus he writes Sura, Amína, Fátima, Madína, Taháma; yet, inconsistently enough, he gives the h' in Allah, Khadijah, Kaabah, Makkah, and many other words.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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