Mohameta
1. (loan) (personal name) Muhammad, Mohammed.
Nā i te tau 622 ka tū tētahi tangata, ko Mohameta, ka mea ia e hē ana te ārai i te moe i ngā wāhine maha... (TJ 16/8/1898:2). / Then in the year 622, a man, Muhammad, arose, and said that it was wrong to prohibit polygamy...
See also Mōhāmeta
2. (loan) (noun) Muslim.
He maha ngā taua i whawhaitia ai kia waiho a Hiruhārama hei pā tapu, ā kāore i taea te tango mai i te ringa o ngā Mohameta (TJ 16/8/1898:2). / Many armies fought to leave Jerusalem as a holy city and it was never able to be taken from the hands of the Muslims.
See also Mōhāmeta
Synonyms: Ihirama, Mōhāmeta, Muhirama, Mahometa, Mahometana, Mahomete
