zikir
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay dikir, zikir, from Classical Malay ديکير (dikir), ذيکير (zikir), ديکير (dhikir), ذيکير (dzikir), from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “recollection, remembrance”).[1]
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Noun edit
zikir (plural zikir-zikir, first-person possessive zikirku, second-person possessive zikirmu, third-person possessive zikirnya)
- (Islam) dhikr, zikr: An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
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Further reading edit
- “zikir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Turkish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: zi‧kir
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Noun edit
zikir (definite accusative zikir, uncountable)
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References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zikir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- “zikir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu