Oct 18, 2026, 5:00 PMMy cashier at the supermarket was Fatoumata again, and every time I see her my brain won't shut up about how her name should be the plural of Fatouma.
- Oct 18, 2026, 5:00 PM
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Colin Rowatrowat_c@mastodon.socialOct 18, 2026, 9:41 PM@mjd don't tell her that, though: you'll be stigmatised. Spend your time proving lemmas, man.
Ibrahim Tenceribrahimtencer@mathstodon.xyzOct 20, 2026, 6:32 AM@mjd this is one of many Senegalese versions of the Arabic name Fatimah, which with the nominative case ending is Fatimatu, which was then shortened to Fatu (Fatou in French spelling), then lengthened again but with the accusative case ending "a"