English

Alternative forms

• namaaz

Noun

namaz ‎(uncountable)

1. (Islam) Islamic prayer; salat.
   • 1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, Penguin 2004, p. 228:

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

   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 157:

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

Azeri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑˈmɑz]

Noun

namaz ‎(definite accusative namazı, plural namazlar)

1. (Islam) salat

Declension

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Persian نماز ‎(namâz)

Noun

namaz

1. (Islam) prayer

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish نماز ‎(namâz), from Persian نماز ‎(namâz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎmaːz/
• Hyphenation: na‧maz

Noun

nàmāz m ‎(Cyrillic spelling на̀ма̄з)

1. (Islam) salat
2. (by extension) prayer

Declension

Synonyms

• (prayer): mòlitva

Etymology 2

From the verb nàmazati ‎(“to smear over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːmaz/
• Hyphenation: na‧maz

Noun

námaz m ‎(Cyrillic spelling на́маз)

1. coat (of paint)
2. spread (form of food designed to be spread onto a slice of bread etc.)

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نماز ‎(namâz), from Persian نماز ‎(namâz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑmɑz]
• Hyphenation: na‧maz

Noun

namaz ‎(definite accusative namazı, plural namazlar)

1. salat

   namaz kılmak‎ ― to perform a salat

Declension