tasbih

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ).

Noun

tasbih (plural tasbihs)

1. (Islam) A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam by saying "Subḥānallāh" (glorified is Allah).

Anagrams

• habits, shabti

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tasbih, from Classical Malay tasbih (“tasbih, misbaha”), from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasbɪh/
• Hyphenation: tas‧bih
• Rhymes: -bɪh, -ɪh, -h

Noun

tasbih (first-person possessive tasbihku, second-person possessive tasbihmu, third-person possessive tasbihnya)

1. (Islam) tasbih
2. (Islam) prayer beads; misbaha

Derived terms

• bertasbih

 

Noun

tasbih (plural tasbih-tasbih, first-person possessive tasbihku, second-person possessive tasbihmu, third-person possessive tasbihnya)

1. canna lily (Canna orientalis)

Alternative forms

• sêbih

Further reading

• “tasbih” 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.