Patimat

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Lak (Dagestan)

Meaning

the Lak form of Fatima, the Arabic name meaning one who weans an infant or one who abstains, borne by the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the most revered women in Islamic tradition; Patimat is among the most common female names across Dagestan, shared by Avars, Dargins, Laks, and other Dagestani Muslim peoples, representing the convergence of Caucasian ethnic identity and Sunni Islamic devotion that has characterised the region since the arrival of Islam in the seventh to ninth centuries; Dagestani women named Patimat inherit both the spiritual authority of their namesake and the fierce independence associated with women of the Caucasian highlands

Gender

female