dayah.
foster mother
Meaning & usage
foster mother
Where this word comes from
From Malay dayah, from Persian دایه (dâya, “nurse, foster-mother; midwife”).
Islamic religious education institution (Aceh)
Where this word comes from
From Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, “corner”). The recitations at the time of the Prophet were carried out in the corners of the mosque.
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