Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /rá.ká.ʔàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [rə́.kə́.ʔàː]

Noun edit

r̃aka'ā̀ f (plural r̃aka'ō'ī, possessed form r̃aka'àr̃)

  1. (Islam) A unit of Muslim prayer involving prostration.