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salah

/səˈlɑː/

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Malaysia/ˈsɑlɑ/

salah is the alternative form of salat.

Meaning of salat

Noun

salat (plural salats)

  1. The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.
    Synonyms:
    namaz

See all 2 meanings of salat

Adjective

salah (not comparable)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, predicative) Wrong, incorrect.
    • Hiring the wrong person for the salah job is a national practice.2002, Jack Neo, I Not Stupid, spoken by Ben (Hossan Leong)

Proper noun capitalized: Salah

Salah (plural Salahs)

  1. A surname from Arabic.
    • "So, I am originally born and raised in Fremont," explained Salah Salah. "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
  2. A male given name from Arabic.
    • "So, I am originally born and raised in Fremont," explained Salah Salah. "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Forms of salah

pluralSalahs

Origin of salah

Borrowed from Malay salah.

As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”) or صَلاح (ṣalāḥ, “righteousness”).

Questions about salah

What does salah mean?
Salah means wrong, incorrect.
What is salah the alternative form of?
Salah is the alternative form of salat.
What part of speech is salah?
Salah can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce salah?
Salah is pronounced /səˈlɑː/.

Words near salah in the dictionary

  1. salagane
  2. salaganes
  3. Salagrama
  4. Salagramas
  5. Salagramma
  6. salah
  7. Salahieh
  8. Salahiehs
  9. Salahs
  10. Salahuddin
  11. Salahuddins

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