umrah

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noun

A minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj.

OriginArabic عُمْرَة →
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Meanings

nounumrah (plural umrahs)

plural umrahs · alternative umra · alternative 'umra

  1. IslamA minor hajj, a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, other than at the time of the hajj.

Origin

  1. Arabicعُمْرَة
  2. Englishumrah

Borrowed from Arabic عُمْرَة (ʕumra).

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Translations

Arabic عُمْرَة
  • عُمْرَة (ʕumra)a lesser pilgrimage
Bengali উমরা, ওমরা
  • উমরা (umra)a lesser pilgrimage
  • ওমরা (ōmra)a lesser pilgrimage
Chinese Mandarin 小朝, 副朝覲 /副朝觐
  • 小朝 (xiǎocháo)a lesser pilgrimage
  • 副朝覲 /副朝觐 (fùcháojìn, fùcháojǐn)a lesser pilgrimage
Finnish pieni pyhiinvaellus
  • pieni pyhiinvaellusa lesser pilgrimage
French oumra, omra
  • oumraa lesser pilgrimage
  • omraa lesser pilgrimage
Hindi उमरा
  • उमरा (umrā)a lesser pilgrimage
Indonesian umrah
  • umraha lesser pilgrimage
Malay umrah
  • umraha lesser pilgrimage
Persian عمره
  • عمره ('omre)a lesser pilgrimage
Russian у́мра
  • у́мра (úmra)a lesser pilgrimage
Spanish 'umra, umrah
  • 'umraa lesser pilgrimage
  • umraha lesser pilgrimage
Thai อุมเราะห์
  • อุมเราะห์ (um--rɔ́)a lesser pilgrimage
Turkish umre
  • umrea lesser pilgrimage
Urdu عمرہ
  • عمرہ ('umra)a lesser pilgrimage

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

murha
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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