Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janazah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: janazah
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Muslim funeral prayer, part of the Islamic funeral ritual.

Uncountable

noun

A bier or a coffin used to transport and bury the body of a dead person.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of Janazah (“funeral prayer”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The janazah, or funeral-prayers, are repeated by the priest, the people around saying Amin or “Amen.”"
"This prayer is called Janazah prayer, It is offered in a standing position. […] The Janazah prayer is a collective obligation (Fard-Kifayah) on all the Muslims of the locality of the dead person."
"[…] the whole are deposited in a very neat coffin — Janazah — garlanded with beautiful flowers, and covered over with a white (malmal) figured muslin."
"Here we differ: The Janázah with a lid is not a Badawi article: the wildlings use the simplest stretcher; and I would translate the lines: The son of woman, whatso his career / One day is borne upon the gibbous bier."

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَازَة (janāza, “funeral”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: جَنَازَة, ج ن ز

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does janazah mean?: A Muslim funeral prayer, part of the Islamic funeral ritual.
Where does janazah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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