"tawaf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tawafs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|طَوَاف}} Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf), {{root|en|ar|ط و ف}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tawaf (countable and uncountable, plural tawafs)
  1. (Islam) The ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times as part of the hajj in Mecca. Wikipedia link: tawaf Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Islam Translations (circumambulation of the Kaaba): tawaf (Indonesian), طواف (tavâf) (Persian), togap (Turkmen), طواف (tavāf) [masculine] (Urdu)

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