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rakaa

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See also: räkää and raka'a

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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rakaa class IX (plural rakaa class X)

  1. (Islam) A unit of Muslim prayer involving prostration.

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 125 Nr. 1115
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