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dhikr

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ðikɹ/
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  • rhymes with -ikɹ

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noun

Meaning 1

A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, Sufism, human-sciences, lifestyle, mysticism, philosophy, religion, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ذِكْر (ḏikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Azerbaijani: zikr — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Bashkir: зекер (zeker) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Chechen: зикр (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • East Circassian: зэчыр (zɛčər) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • West Circassian: зэчыр (zɛčər) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Hindi: ज़िक्र (zikra) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Hindi: जिक्र (jikra) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Indonesian: zikir — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Japanese: ズィクル — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Japanese: ジクル — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Kannada: ಜಿಕ್ರ್ (jikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Kazakh: зікір (zıkır) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Kumyk: зикир (zikir) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Northern Kurdish: zikr — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Kyrgyz: зикир (zikir) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Malay: zikir — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Malayalam: ജിക്ര് (jikṟ) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Malayalam: ജിക്ര് (jikrŭ) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Pashto: ذکر (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Persian: ذکر (zekr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Russian: зикр (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Swahili: dhikiri — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Tajik: зикр (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Tamil: ஜிக்ர் (jikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Tatar: зекер (zeker) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Telugu: జిక్ర్ (jikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Turkish: zikir — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Ottoman Turkish: ذكر (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Urdu: ذکر (zikr) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Uyghur: زىكىر (zikir) — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually
  • Uzbek: zikr — (Sufism) an Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually