Bashkir

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Зыярат

Etymology

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From Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra, visiting (a saint's grave)).

Cognate with Kazakh зиярат (ziärat), Kyrgyz зыярат (zıyarat), Uzbek ziyorat (pilgrimage), etc.

The original meaning was "pilgrimage to a Muslim saint's grave".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɯ̞.jɑ.ˈrɑt]
  • Hyphenation: зы‧я‧рат

Noun

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зыярат (zıyarat)

  1. graveyard, cemetery
    Өфө мосолман зыяраты.
    Öfö mosolman zıyaratı.
    The Muslim graveyard of Ufa.
    Үлгән ҡыҙҙы хөрмәтләп ауылдың зыяратына күмделәр.
    Ülgən qıźźı xörmətləp awıldıñ zıyaratına kümdelər.
    They buried the dead girl with honors at the village's graveyard.

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