"dhikr" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ðikɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dhikr.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dhikrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ikɹ Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|ذِكْر}} Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr), {{root|en|ar|ذ ك ر}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} dhikr (plural dhikrs)
  1. (Islam) An Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually. Categories (topical): Islam, Prayer Synonyms: zikr Translations ((Islam) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually): ذِكْر (ḏikr) [masculine] (Arabic), zikr (Azerbaijani), зекер (zeker) (Bashkir), зикр (zikr) (Chechen), ज़िक्र (zikra) [masculine] (Hindi), जिक्र (jikra) [masculine] (Hindi), ズィクル (Japanese), ジクル (Japanese), ಜಿಕ್ರ್ (jikr) (Kannada), зікір (zıkır) (Kazakh), зикир (zikir) (Kumyk), зикир (zikir) (Kyrgyz), zikir (Malay), ജിക്ര് (jikṟ) (Malayalam), ജിക്ര് (jikrŭ) (Malayalam), zikr (Northern Kurdish), ذکر (zikr) [masculine] (Pashto), ذکر (zekr) (Persian), зикр (zikr) [masculine] (Russian), dhikiri (Swahili), зикр (zikr) (Tajik), ஜிக்ர் (jikr) (Tamil), зекер (zeker) (Tatar), జిక్ర్ (jikr) (Telugu), zikir (Turkish), ذکر (zikr) (Urdu), زىكىر (zikir) (Uyghur), zikr (Uzbek)

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