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tarawih

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the month of Ramadan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَرَاوِيح (tarāwīḥ).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Arabic: تَرَاويِح — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Arabic: صَلَاة التَّرَاوِيح — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Indonesian: tarawih — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Malay: tarawih — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Persian: تَرَاوِیحْ (tarāwīh /tarâvih) — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Punjabi: تَراوِیحْ (tarāvīḥ) — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Swahili: tarawehi — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Tagalog: tarawi — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Tajik: таровеҳ (taroveh) — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Tausug: tarawi — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Turkmen: tarawa — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Urdu: تَراوِیحْ (tarāvīh) — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims
  • Yakan: tarawi — An extra prayer performed by Sunni Muslims