salah

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/səˈlɑː/Malaysia, Singapore/ˈsɑlɑ/

adjective

Wrong, incorrect.

Similar
salatsalaatsalaah
OriginMalay salah →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

salah1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of salat.

salah2

adjectivesalah (not comparable)
  1. ManglishSinglishnot comparablepredicativeWrong, incorrect.

    Hiring the wrong person for the salah job is a national practice.

    2002, Jack Neo, I Not Stupid, spoken by Ben (Hossan Leong)

Salah3

proper nounSalah (plural Salahs)

plural Salahs

  1. A surname from Arabic.

    "So, I am originally born and raised in Fremont," explained Salah Salah. "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."

    2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
  2. A male given name from Arabic.

    "So, I am originally born and raised in Fremont," explained Salah Salah. "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."

    2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca

Similar
salatsalaatsalaah
Broader
pillar of Islamworship
Also see
salat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

salah · adjective

  1. Malaysalah
  2. Malaysalah
  3. Englishsalah

Borrowed from Malay salah.

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Salah · proper noun

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LhasaLashaSahla
Cite this entry
APA

salah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salah

MLA

“salah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salah.

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