raka'a

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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