乃瑪子

See also: 乃玛子

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (乃瑪子)		乃	瑪	子
simp. (乃玛子)		乃	玛	子

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (namâz), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭮𐭢𐭣𐭤‎ (namāč, namāz, “reverence, prostration, prayer”) / 𐬥𐬀𐬨𐬁𐬰‎ (namāz), from the Indo-Iranian root *namas- (“to bow, prostrate”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǎimǎzi

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǎimǎzi [Phonetic: náimǎzi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naemaa.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ma̠²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

Noun

乃瑪子

(Islam) salat; prayer

Usage notes

Used only by Muslims in China.

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