Fatima
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
the seventh and last wife of Bluebeard, popularly a symbol for feminine curiosity.
a female given name.
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Other definitions for Fátima (2 of 2)
a village in central Portugal, N of Lisbon: Roman Catholic shrine.
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How to use Fatima in a sentence
Like the creperie Cafe Bonaparte before it, the space is owned by Omar Popal, his sister Fatima, and their parents, father Zubair and mother Shamim.
Fatima thinks her questions are subtle, but you always know right away when she’s sniffing around for something specific.
Though you know Fatima thinks of you primarily as a case study, it’s no small thing to spend months sharing your life with someone, especially someone who listens as carefully as she does.
After hearing about a consultant’s 2017 report describing dirty and damaged operating room instruments, the union at Fatima requested documents about this and other problems revealed by various inspections.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances | by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke | September 30, 2020 | ProPublicaEager to save jobs, Fatima’s powerful United Nurses & Allied Professionals union endorsed Prospect’s bid.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances | by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke | September 30, 2020 | ProPublica
Fatima says they were initially happy when Ziad joined the army, but that feeling has utterly faded.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The lies of the government shocked us,” says Fatima, as the tears flow slowly from her eyes and down her cheek.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAssia Djebar is the pen name of Algerian novelist and filmmaker Fatima-Zohra Imalayen.
Nobel Literature Prize Favorites for Dummies, According to the Bookies | Jimmy So | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt St. Fatima Church in Cairo's Heliopolis, graffiti spray-painted on the church's walls called for Morsi's return.
I learned this when I visited the pioneering Muslim feminist scholar Fatima Mernissi in Rabat, Morocco, some years ago.
Outcry Over Afghanistan Quran Burnings Shows Misguided ‘Honor’ About Sacred Book | Asra Q. Nomani | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then as I was in the act of mounting Fatima it occurred to me he could no doubt direct me.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonFatima was ahead and was picking her way daintily and surely, but slowly.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonIt was evident that fleet as La Bette might be, Fatima was far fleeter.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonI shall take mademoiselle on Fatima and get her safe inside the gates.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonHad Fatima been less swift I had not been here to tell the tale.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary Dillon
British Dictionary definitions for Fatima (1 of 2)
/ (ˈfætɪmə) /
?606–632 ad daughter of Mohammed; wife of Ali
British Dictionary definitions for Fátima (2 of 2)
/ (Portuguese ˈfatimə) /
a village in central Portugal: Roman Catholic shrine and pilgrimage centre
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