zikir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • dzikir (proscribed)
  • dikir (proscribed, possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay dikir, zikir, from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “recollection, remembrance”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

zikir

  1. dhikr, zikr (an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually)
  2. the act of doing or saying dhikr/zikir

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ذكر (zikir), from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: zi‧kir
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

zikir (definite accusative zikir, uncountable)

  1. to say, to mention

Derived terms

See also

References

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