Etymology

salah

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Malay salah
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salah · adjective1

  1. Malay · borrowed fromsalah
  2. Malay · borrowed fromsalah
  3. English todaysalah

Borrowed from Malay salah.

Salah · proper noun2

As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”) or صَلاح (ṣalāḥ, “righteousness”).

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