prayer rug

noun

A small rug on which a person kneels to pray, especially in Islam.

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namazlikprayer mat
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Meanings

nounprayer rug (plural prayer rugs)

plural prayer rugs

  1. A small rug on which a person kneels to pray, especially in Islam.

    She got up, pulled the prayer rug out from under her bed, and knelt down on it.

    2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 43

    Synonyms: namazlik, prayer mat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small rug on which a person kneels to pray, especially in Islam.

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namazlikprayer mat

More synonyms by meaning

nouna small rug used by Muslims during their devotions

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prayer mat
Broader
rugcarpetcarpeting
Also see
prayer mat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic سَجَّادَة
  • سَجَّادَة (sajjāda)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Bengali জায়নামাজ
  • জায়নামাজ (jaẏnamaj)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Chinese Mandarin 拜毯, 祈禱毯 /祈祷毯
  • 拜毯 (bàitǎn)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • 祈禱毯 /祈祷毯 (qídǎotǎn)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Danish bedetæppe, bønnetæppe
  • bedetæppesmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • bønnetæppesmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Dutch gebedskleed
  • gebedskleedsmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Finnish rukousmatto
  • rukousmattosmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
French tapis de prière
  • tapis de prièresmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
German Gebetsteppich
  • Gebetsteppichsmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Hindi सज्जादा, जा-ए-नमाज़
  • सज्जादा (sajjādā)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • जा-ए-नमाज़ (jā-e-namāz)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Hungarian imaszőnyeg
  • imaszőnyegsmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Indonesian sajadah
  • sajadahsmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Malay sejadah
  • sejadahsmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Norwegian Bokmål bedeteppe, bønneteppe
  • bedeteppesmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • bønneteppesmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Persian جانَماز, سَجّادِه
  • جانَماز (jânamâz)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • سَجّادِه (sajjâde)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Polish dywan modlitewny
  • dywan modlitewnysmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Portuguese tapete de oração
  • tapete de oraçãosmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Russian моли́твенный ко́врик, саджа́да
  • моли́твенный ко́врик (molítvennyj kóvrik)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • саджа́да (sadžáda)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • намазлы́к (namazlýk)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Swedish bönematta
  • bönemattasmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Turkish seccade, namazlık
  • seccadesmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • namazlıksmall rug on which a person kneels to pray
Urdu جائے نَماز, سَجْدَہ گاہ
  • جائے نَماز (jāe namāz)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • سَجْدَہ گاہ (sajda gāh)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
  • سَجّادَہ (sajjāda)small rug on which a person kneels to pray
Cite this entry
APA

prayer rug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20rug

MLA

“prayer rug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20rug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prayer rug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prayer%20rug.

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