乃瑪子

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (乃瑪子)		乃	瑪	子
simp. (乃玛子)		乃	玛	子
alternative forms		乃瑪孜／乃玛孜

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَمَاز (namāz).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǎimǎzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǎimǎzi [Phonetic: náimǎzi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nǎimǎzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: nai³-ma³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: nǎi-mǎ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naemaa.tzy
    • Palladius: наймацзы (najmaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

Noun

乃瑪子

1. (Islam) salat; namaz; prayer

Usage notes

• Used only by Muslims in China.