Pronunciation | Arabic: [mur'tadˤaː] Persian: [mor'tezɒː] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | 'Attainer of the pleasure of God,The Chosen One'[1] |
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Alternative spelling | Morteza, Mortaza, Murtada, Murtadha, Mortada |
Murtaza,[2] also transliterated Morteza or Mortaza, a Persianate form of the Arabic Murtada or Murtadha (مرتضى, Murtaḍā, 'One Pleasing to God'), is a common Muslim name.[3] Pronunciation varies with accent, from native Arabic speakers to speakers of European and Asian languages.