tarawih

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noun

An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan.

OriginArabic تَرَاوِيح →
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Meanings

nountarawih (plural tarawihs)

plural tarawihs · alternative taraweeh

  1. IslamAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan.

Origin

  1. Arabicتَرَاوِيح
  2. Englishtarawih

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ).

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Translations

Arabic تَرَاويِح, صَلَاة التَّرَاوِيح
  • تَرَاويِحAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • صَلَاة التَّرَاوِيحAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Indonesian tarawih
  • tarawihAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Malay tarawih
  • tarawihAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Persian تَرَاوِیحْ
  • تَرَاوِیحْ (tarāwīh /tarâvih)An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Punjabi تَراوِیحْ
  • تَراوِیحْ (tarāvīḥ)An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Swahili tarawehi
  • tarawehiAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Tagalog tarawi
  • tarawiAn extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
Urdu تَراوِیحْ
  • تَراوِیحْ (tarāvīh)An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Rathawi
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MLA

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Chicago

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