تراویح
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic تَرَاوِيحْ (tarāwīḥ), plural of تَرْوِيحَة (tarwīḥa, “relief, rest for breathing”).
Noun
تراویح • (terāviḥ)
- A special prayer performed every night of Ramadan after the Night prayer.
Descendants
- Turkish: teravih
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تراويح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 527
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تراویح (tarāwīh), from Arabic تَرَاوِيحْ (tarāwīḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /tə̆ˈɾaː˩˥.ʋiː/
Noun
تَراوِیح • (tarāvīḥ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਤਰਾਵੀਹ)
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تَراوِیح”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تراویح (tarāwīh), from Arabic تَرَاوِيحْ (tarāwīḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ə.ɾɑː.ʋiːɦ/
Noun
تَراوِیح • (tarāvīh) f (Hindi spelling तरावीह)