selawat

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • salawat, salwat, sholawat, solawat

Etymology

From Malay [Term?], from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt), plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh, “salat, prayer”), from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ (ṣəlōṯāʾ, “prayer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈlawat/ [səˈla.wat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: se‧la‧wat

Noun

selawat

  1. (Islam) supplication, especially the supplication (from God) of blessing and well-being (on somebody)
  2. (by extension) blessing and well-being

Derived terms

  • berselawat
  • menyelawat
  • selawatan

Further reading

Musi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Malay selawat, from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt), plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh, “salat, prayer”), from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ (ṣəlōṯāʾ, “prayer”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /səlawat̚/
    • Rhymes: -at
    • Hyphenation: se‧la‧wat

    Noun

    selawat

    1. (Islam) supplication, especially the supplication (from God) of blessing and well-being (on somebody)
    2. (by extension) blessing and well-being

    Derived terms

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