iqama

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/ɪˈkɑːmə/

noun

The second call to prayer, made immediately before Muslims pray.

OriginArabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma) →
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Meanings

nouniqama (plural iqamas)

plural iqamas · alternative ikamet · alternative iqamat · alternative iqamah

  1. IslamThe second call to prayer, made immediately before Muslims pray.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَقَامَ (ʔaqāma)
  2. Arabicإِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)
  3. Englishiqama

Borrowed from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma).

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Translations

Arabic إِقَامَة
  • إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma)second call to prayer
Bengali একামত, ইক্বামাহ্
  • একামত (ekamot)second call to prayer
  • ইক্বামাহ্ (ikkamah)second call to prayer
Finnish iqama
  • iqamasecond call to prayer
Hindi इक़ामा, इक़ामत
  • इक़ामा (iqāmā)second call to prayer
  • इक़ामत (iqāmat)second call to prayer
Indonesian ikamah
  • ikamahsecond call to prayer
Japanese イカーマ
  • イカーマ (ikāma)second call to prayer
Malay iqamat, kamat
  • iqamatsecond call to prayer
  • kamatsecond call to prayer
Russian ика́мат
  • ика́мат (ikámat)second call to prayer
Tamil இகாமா
  • இகாமா (ikāmā)second call to prayer
Turkish kamet
  • kametsecond call to prayer
Urdu اِقامَہ, اِقامَت
  • اِقامَہ (iqāma)second call to prayer
  • اِقامَت (iqāmat)second call to prayer

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Aimaq
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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