tawaf
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf).
Noun
tawaf (countable and uncountable, plural tawafs)
Translations
circumambulation of the Kaaba
Anagrams
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay tawaf, from Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf).
Pronunciation
Verb
tawaf (Jawi طواف)
- (transitive) to circumambulate
- to perform the tawaf
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | totawaf | fotawaf | mitawaf | |
| 2nd person | notawaf | nitawaf | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | otawaf | itawaf yotawaf (archaic) | |
| feminine | motawaf | |||
| neuter | itawaf | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.av/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.a/
Verb
tawaf