Meanings
nounfajr (uncountable)
alternative fadjr
- uncountableIslamthe first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.
Excuse me, brother, but would you mind regularising your fajr schedule.
2019, John Lanchester, Capital, Faber and Faber (2013), page 406Synonyms: dawn prayer, subuh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.
Similar
dawn prayersubuh
Also see
Origin
- Arabicفَجْر
- Arabicفَجْر
- Englishfajr
Borrowed from Arabic فَجْر (fajr, “dawn”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَلَاة اَلْفَجْر, فَجْر
- صَلَاة اَلْفَجْر (ṣalāt al-fajr)dawn prayer
- فَجْر (fajr)dawn prayer
- صُبْح (ṣubḥ)dawn prayer
Bengali ফজর
- ফজর (phojor)dawn prayer
Chinese Mandarin 晨禮 /晨礼, 邦达
- 晨禮 /晨礼 (chénlǐ)dawn prayer
- 邦达 (bāngdá)dawn prayer
- 邦答 (bāngdá)dawn prayer
French fajr
- fajrdawn prayer
German Fadschr, Morgengebet
- Fadschrdawn prayer
- Morgengebetdawn prayer
Hindi फ़जर
- फ़जर (fajar)dawn prayer
Hungarian fadzsr
- fadzsrdawn prayer
Indonesian fajar, salat subuh
- fajardawn prayer
- salat subuhdawn prayer
Italian fajr
- fajrdawn prayer
Persian نماز صبح
- نماز صبح (namâz-e sobh)dawn prayer
Polish fadżr
- fadżrdawn prayer
Portuguese fajr
- fajrdawn prayer
Punjabi سَرْگی
- سَرْگی (sargī)dawn prayer
Russian фаджр
- фаджр (fadžr)dawn prayer
Thai ซุบฮิ
- ซุบฮิdawn prayer
Turkish sabah namazı
- sabah namazıdawn prayer
Urdu فجر
- فجر (fajr)dawn prayer
Cite this entry
APA
fajr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajr
MLA
“fajr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajr. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fajr,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fajr.
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