طواف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط و ف (ṭ-w-f).

Noun

طَوَاف (ṭawāf) m

  1. verbal noun of طَافَ (ṭāfa) (form I)
  2. circling, circumambulation
  3. (Islam) tawaf

Declension

Descendants

  • Maranao: tawap

Noun

طَوَّاف (ṭawwāf) m

  1. wanderer

Declension

References

Kohistani Shina

Noun

طواف (tawāf)

  1. tawaf

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian tawaf, from Arabic طَوَاف (ṭawāf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.waf]

Verb

طواف (Rumi tawaf)

  1. (transitive) to circumambulate
  2. to perform the tawaf

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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