Mahdī
مَهْدِيُّ
Say it MAH-dee
Rightly guided
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- h-d-y
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Mahdi, Mehdi
Meaning & source
Rightly guided: “one whom Allah has guided to the truth”. Lisān notes it came into use as a name.
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المَهْدِيُّ: الَّذِي قَدْ هَداه اللَّهُ إِلى الْحَقِّ، وَقَدِ اسْتُعْمِل فِي الأَسماء حَتَّى صَارَ كالأَسماء الْغَالِبَةِ، وَبِهِ سُمي المهْدِيُّ الَّذِي بَشَّر بِهِ النبيُّ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عليه وَسَلَّمَ، أَنه يَجِيءُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ، و
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.