Is Dahumi or Dahiyyim considered a diminutive of the names of Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to make some of the names of Allah diminutive, such as saying "Dahumi" or "Dahim" for Abdul-Rahman, or "Abadi" for Abdullah, and the like?
Answer:
This is not a diminutive. This is called *nakhth* (truncation). They call it *nakhth*. Dahim, Dahim—this is *nakhth*. They take one letter from each name and combine them, and they call it *nakhth*. This is not a diminutive.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to make some of the names of Allah diminutive, such as saying "Dahumi" or "Dahim" for Abdul-Rahman, or "Abadi" for Abdullah, and the like?
Answer:
This is not a diminutive. This is called *nakhth* (truncation). They call it *nakhth*. Dahim, Dahim—this is *nakhth*. They take one letter from each name and combine them, and they call it *nakhth*. This is not a diminutive.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [270 -560] هل دحَّومي أو دحيِّم يعد من تصغير أسماء الله؟ — youtube.com
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