Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dawn prayer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: dawn prayer
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.

Example Sentences

"Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet never omitted four raka'as before the noon prayer and two raka'as before the dawn Prayer."
"The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) happened to pass by a person who was busy in praying while the (Fard of the) dawn prayer had commenced."
"It is known with certainty that if someone prays one bowing of the dawn prayer before sunrise, and if someone prays one bowing of the afternoon prayer before sunset, then […]"

Etymology

Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)

Inflected Forms

dawn prayers (plural)

Synonyms

fajr

Questions

What does dawn prayer mean?: fajr, the first of the five daily prayers offered by practising Muslims.
Where does dawn prayer come from?: Calque of Arabic صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ (ṣalātu l-fajri)

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