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• namaaz

語源

From Ottoman Turkish نماز (namâz) (Turkish namaz) and Urdu نماز (namāz), and their source, Classical Persian نماز (namāz).

名詞

namaz (uncountable)

1. (Islam, South Asia) Synonym of salat (“Islamic prayer”).
   • 1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, Penguin, published 2004, page 228:

     Dr Jaffry was prostrated on a prayer carpet, finishing his evening namaz.

   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 157:

     He swung at me but I ducked and said, ‘Time for the fifth namaaz of the day, Prince.’

派生語

• namazi (slang term)
• offer namaz (to observe the Islamic prayers)

アナグラム

• zaman