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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"Be strong as always because we are representing Afghan women," says midfielder Fatima Haidari to fellow members of Afghan Women United.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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
The success of artificial intelligence has increased investors’ appetite for technologies that once seemed futuristic, Citibank analyst Fatima Boolani said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The 29-year-old built a 91-run partnership with Harmanpreet before finally being caught by Fatima at long-on.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
I nearly leapt off the bed, but it was just Fatima.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
The prophecy has drawn renewed attention since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the roughly 500 young Ukrainians who made the trip to World Youth Day in Lisbon this week started their pilgrimage in Fátima.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
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
There an AP reporter found Maria de Fátima da Costa, 60, knee-deep in the river, cleaning a wooden plank.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 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
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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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