English Explanatory Dictionary

i'tikaf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

i'tikaf

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اِعْتَكَفَ (iʕtakafa) Arabic اِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf)bor. English i'tikaf Borrowed from Arabic اِعْتِكَاف (iʕtikāf).

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