High confidenceCompanion name
خَدِيجَة
Khadījah
/kha-DEE-ja/
Meaning
Premature child; born early
Yorùbá Adaptation
Yorùbá form
Khadijat
Kha-di-jat
Arabic origin
خَدِيجَة
Khadījah
The Arabic 'Khadījah' (خَدِيجَة) adopted the Yorùbá '-at' ending, giving 'Khadijat'. The kh consonant (a velar fricative) is retained in Yorùbá spelling though often pronounced as 'k' or 'h' in local speech.
Islamic Context
Name of the first wife of the Prophet Muḥammad, the first Muslim, and one of the four greatest women in Islam.