Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isha

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
isha
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The evening/night Islamic prayer.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic عِشَاء (ʕišāʔ, “evening, night”), in صَلَاةُ العِشَاء (ṣalātu l-ʕišāʔ, “night prayer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: عِشَاء, ع ش و

Usage

Synonyms

evening prayer

Questions

What does isha mean?
The evening/night Islamic prayer.
Where does isha come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce isha

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “isha”.
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