Maulidan-Nabi

Tagalog

Etymology

From Arabic مَوْلِد النَّبَوِيّ (mawlid an-nabawiyy, “Birth of the Prophet”). Compare Malay Maulud Nabi or Maulidur Rasul.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mawˌlidan naˈbi/ [maʊ̯ˌliː.d̪ɐn̪ n̪ɐˈbi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: Mau‧li‧dan-Na‧bi

Proper noun

Maulidan-Nabí (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜏ᜔ᜎᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜈᜊᜒ)

1. (Islam) Mawlid, a celebration of the birth of Muhammad

Further reading

• “Maulidan-Nabi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024