Tarawih

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From arab

Definition

Voluntary night prayer during the month of Ramadan

Etymology

Borrowed from the Arabic 'tarawih', the plural form of 'tarwihah', meaning a period of rest. It entered Indonesian through Islamic tradition, referring to the Ramadan night prayer performed with intervals of rest between the rak'ahs.

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