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dhuhr

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈðʊə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈðʊhə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ʊhə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

The midday Islamic prayer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَلَاة اَلظُّهْر (ṣalāt aẓ-ẓuhr) — noon prayer
  • Arabic: ظُهْر (ẓuhr) — noon prayer
  • Chechen: делкъ-ламаз (delqʼ-lamaz) — noon prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晌禮 /晌礼 (shǎnglǐ) — noon prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撇什尼 (piěshíní) — noon prayer
  • French: dhohr — noon prayer
  • German: Mittagsgebet — noon prayer
  • German: Dhuhr — noon prayer
  • Hausa: azahar — noon prayer
  • Indonesian: Zuhur — noon prayer
  • Kazakh: бесін (besın) — noon prayer
  • Kyrgyz: бешим (beşim) — noon prayer
  • Pashto: نماسپېښين (nəmāspex̌in) — noon prayer
  • Persian: نماز ظهر (namâz-e zohr) — noon prayer
  • Persian: نماز پیشین (namâz-e pišin) — noon prayer
  • Punjabi: پیشی (peśī) — noon prayer
  • Russian: зухр (zuxr) — noon prayer
  • Turkish: öğle namazı — noon prayer
  • Uyghur: پېشىن (pëshin) — noon prayer
  • Uzbek: peshin — noon prayer