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Meaning of dhikr | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ðikɹ

Definitions

A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.

Equivalents

العربية ذكر
Azərbaycanca zikr
فارسی ذکر
Français dhikr
हिन्दी ज़िक्र
Bahasa Indonesia zikir
Қазақша зікір
Kurdî zikir zikr
Bahasa Melayu zikir
پښتو ذکر
Русский зикр
Kiswahili dhikiri
Türkçe zikir
ئۇيغۇرچە زىكىر
اردو ذَکَر
Oʻzbekcha zikr

Examples

“When all had eaten and prayed the first night prayer, they began to recite their dhikr, then they began the musical recital.”
“We prayed together and we practised dhikr, the recitation of the ninety-nine revealed names of God.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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