Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhuhr

/ˈðʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: dhuhr
IPA: /ˈðʊə(ɹ)/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The midday Islamic prayer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Each afternoon – immediately following the dhuhur or midday prayers – he was summoned to Fatima's tent for a question-and-answer period."
"It is 1999 and I am told that, as an employee of the nation of Islam, one of my duties is to supervise the female students of the college while they participate in Dhuhr."

Etymology

From Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr, “noon”), in صَلَاة اَلظُّهْر (ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr, “noon prayer”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ظُهْر, ظ ه ر

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

zuhr (alternative) dhuhur (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dhuhr?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðʊə(ɹ)/.
What does dhuhr mean?: The midday Islamic prayer.
Where does dhuhr come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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