Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ثَوَاب (ṯawāb).

Cognate with Uzbek savob (sawab), Azerbaijani savab.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sɑ.ˈwɑp]
  • Hyphenation: са‧уап

Noun edit

сауап (sawap)

  1. (Islam) sawab; a spiritual merit or reward that accrues from giving prayers or from performance of good deeds and piety
    Мөхәммәт өммәтенең бер рәҡәғәт намаҙҙарының сауабы башҡа өммәттәрҙең мең рәҡәғәт сауабына тиңләшер.
    Möxəmmət ömməteneñ ber rəqəğət namaźźarınıñ sawabı başqa ömməttərźeñ meñ rəqəğət sawabına tiñləşer.
    The merit of (performing) one sequence of prayer by a follower of Muhammad (i.e. by a Muslim) is equal to the merit of (performing) a thousand of sequences of (=by) other followers (=the followers of other religious traditions).

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