tarawih

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ).

Noun

tarawih (plural tarawihs)

  1. (Islam) An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan.

Translations

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /taˈrawih/ [t̪aˈra.wih]
    • Rhymes: -ih
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /taˈraweh/ [t̪aˈra.weh], /təˈraweh/ [t̪əˈra.weh]
    • Rhymes: -eh
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ra‧wih

Noun

tarawih (Jawi spelling تراويح, plural tarawih-tarawih or tarawih2)

  1. (Islam) An extra prayer performed by Muslims on Ramadan.[1]

References

  1. ^ “tarawih”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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