tayamum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tayamum, from Arabic تَيَمُّم (tayammum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈjamʊm/
• Rhymes: -mʊm, -ʊm, -m
• Hyphenation: ta‧ya‧mum

Noun

tayamum (first-person possessive tayamumku, second-person possessive tayamummu, third-person possessive tayamumnya)

1. (Islam) tayammum: the wiping of one's face and hands against dust, sand or a clean physical object in place of wudhu for the bereft or bedridden, dry ablution.

Derived terms

• bertayamum

 

Further reading

• “tayamum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.