Etymology

iqama

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Today it means: The second call to prayer, made immediately before Muslims pray. Full definition →

Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)
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  1. Arabicأَقَامَ (ʔaqāma)
  2. Arabicإِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)
  3. English todayiqama

Borrowed from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.