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sela.

A prayer recited by a muezzin before a funeral prayer or the call to prayer on an Eid or on Fridays.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/seˈlɑː/
  1. A prayer recited by a muezzin before a funeral prayer or the call to prayer on an Eid or on Fridays.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Aramaic צלא Aramaic צלותא (ṣəlōṯā) Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬ (ṣəlōṯ)bor. Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh)der. Ottoman Turkish صلا (salâ) Turkish sela Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صلا (salâ), from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬ (ṣəlōṯ), from Aramaic צלותא (ṣəlōṯā, “prayer”), from צלא (“to bend down, to pray”).

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