i'tikaf

noun

The retreat into a mosque for worship, especially during the last 10 days of Ramadan or the Night of Power.

OriginArabic اِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf) →
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Meanings

nouni'tikaf (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamThe retreat into a mosque for worship, especially during the last 10 days of Ramadan or the Night of Power.

Origin

  1. Arabicاِعْتَكَفَ (iʕtakafa)
  2. Arabicاِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf)
  3. Englishi'tikaf

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf).

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Translations

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Turkish itikâf
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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