صلوة

Arabic

Alternative forms

صَلَاة‎ (ṣalāh) (modern spelling)

Etymology

Logogram of Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬ‎.^[1]. From the root ص ل و‎ (ṣ-l-w).

Noun

صَلَوٰة • (ṣalāh) f (plural صَلَوَٰت‎ (ṣalawāt))

prayer, salat, namaz
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:238:
  
  حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَىٰ ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلهِ قَٰنِتِينَ
  Preserve your prayers, and [especially] the middle prayer, and stand in obedience to Allah.

Declension

Declension of noun صَلَوٰة (ṣalāh)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلَوٰة ṣalāt	الصَّلَوٰة‎ aṣ-ṣalāt	صَلَوٰة ṣalāt
Nominative	صَلَوٰةٌ ṣalātun	الصَّلَوٰةُ‎ aṣ-ṣalātu	صَلَوٰةُ ṣalātu
Accusative	صَلَوٰةً ṣalātan	الصَّلَوٰةَ‎ aṣ-ṣalāta	صَلَوٰةَ ṣalāta
Genitive	صَلَوٰةٍ ṣalātin	الصَّلَوٰةِ‎ aṣ-ṣalāti	صَلَوٰةِ ṣalāti
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلَوٰتَيْن‎ ṣalātayn	الصَّلَوٰتَيْن‎ aṣ-ṣalātayn	صَلَوٰتَيْ‎ ṣalātay
Nominative	صَلَوٰتَانِ‎ ṣalātāni	الصَّلَوٰتَانِ‎ aṣ-ṣalātāni	صَلَوٰتَا‎ ṣalātā
Accusative	صَلَوٰتَيْنِ‎ ṣalātayni	الصَّلَوٰتَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣalātayni	صَلَوٰتَيْ‎ ṣalātay
Genitive	صَلَوٰتَيْنِ‎ ṣalātayni	الصَّلَوٰتَيْنِ‎ aṣ-ṣalātayni	صَلَوٰتَيْ‎ ṣalātay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	صَلَوَٰت‎ ṣalawāt	الصَّلَوَٰت‎ aṣ-ṣalawāt	صَلَوَٰت‎ ṣalawāt
Nominative	صَلَوَٰتٌ‎ ṣalawātun	الصَّلَوَٰتُ‎ aṣ-ṣalawātu	صَلَوَٰتُ‎ ṣalawātu
Accusative	صَلَوَٰتًا‎ ṣalawātan	الصَّلَوَٰتَ‎ aṣ-ṣalawāta	صَلَوَٰتَ‎ ṣalawāta
Genitive	صَلَوَٰتٍ‎ ṣalawātin	الصَّلَوَٰتِ‎ aṣ-ṣalawāti	صَلَوَٰتِ‎ ṣalawāti

↑ Bowker, John, The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, New York, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 843

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[1] Bowker, John, The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, New York, Oxford University Press, 1997, p. 843