zikir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dikir, zikir, from Classical Malay ديکير (dikir), ذيکير (zikir), ديکير (dhikir), ذيکير (dzikir), from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “recollection, remembrance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzikɪr/
• Rhymes: -kɪr, -ɪr, -r
• Hyphenation: zi‧kir

Noun

zikir (plural zikir-zikir, first-person possessive zikirku, second-person possessive zikirmu, third-person possessive zikirnya)

1. (Islam) dhikr, zikr: An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.

Alternative forms

• dikir,
• dzikir

Derived terms

• dikir
• dzikir

 

• zikir amali
• zikir baredah
• zikir kalbu
• zikir panjang

 

Further reading

• “zikir” 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.

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: zi‧kir

• Audio:

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Noun

zikir (definite accusative zikir, uncountable)

1. to say, to mention

Derived terms

• zikretmek

See also

• kastetmek
• kasıt

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zikir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “zikir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu