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tajwid

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tæd͡ʒˈwiːd/
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noun

Meaning 1

The rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, human-sciences, lifestyle, linguistics, phonology, religion, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic تَجْوِيد (tajwīd), literally "elocution".

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: texhvid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Albanian: texhvidi — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Arabic: تَجْوِيد (tajwīd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Azerbaijani: təcvid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Bashkir: тәжүид (təjwid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Belarusian: таджві́д (tadžvíd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Belarusian: тэджві́д (tedžvíd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Bengali: তাজবিদ (tajbid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Burmese: သဂျ်ဝီးဒ် (sa.gywid:) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泰吉威德 (tàijíwēidé) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • French: tajwid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Hebrew: תג׳וויד (tajvíd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Hindi: तज्वीद (tajvīd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Indonesian: tajwid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Japanese: タジュウィード (tajuwīdo) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Kazakh: таджуид (tadjuid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Korean: 타즈위드 (tajeuwideu) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Central Kurdish: تەجوید (tecuyd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Northern Kurdish: tecwîd — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Kyrgyz: тажвид (tajvid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Malay: tajwid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Pashto: تجويد (tajwid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Dari: تَجْوِید (tajwīd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Iranian Persian: تَجْوید (tajvid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Punjabi: تَجْوِید (tajvīd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Russian: таджви́д (tadžvíd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Tajik: таҷвид (tajvid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Tatar: тәҗвид (täcwid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Thai: ตัจญ์วีด — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Turkish: tecvid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Turkish: tecvit — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Ottoman Turkish: تجوید (tecvîd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Turkmen: tajwid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Ukrainian: таджві́д (tadžvíd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Urdu: تَجْوِید (tajvīd) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Uyghur: تەجۋىد (tejwid) — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an
  • Uzbek: tajvid — (Islam, phonology) the rules governing pronunciation during recitation of the Qur'an