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i'tikaf

i'tikaf noun: the retreat into a mosque for worship, especially during the last 10 days of Ramadan or the Night of Power.

Noun

i'tikaf (uncountable)

  1. The retreat into a mosque for worship, especially during the last 10 days of Ramadan or the Night of Power.

i'tikaf meaning in Malay and Indonesian

i'tikaf in Malay

Translations
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i'tikaf in Indonesian

Translations
iktikaf

Origin of i'tikaf

Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf).

Questions about i'tikaf

What does i'tikaf mean?
I'tikaf means the retreat into a mosque for worship, especially during the last 10 days of Ramadan or the Night of Power.
What is i'tikaf in Malay?
I'tikaf in Malay is iktikaf. See I'tikaf meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is i'tikaf?
I'tikaf is a noun.

Words near i'tikaf in the dictionary

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  2. i's
  3. I'se
  4. I'sia
  5. i'th'
  6. i'tikaf
  7. I've
  8. I've been raped
  9. I've been robbed
  10. I've been shot
  11. I've burned myself

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