air sembahyang
Malay
Etymology
Compound of air (“water”) + sembahyang (“prayer”).
Noun
air sembahyang (Jawi spelling اير سمبهيڠ, plural air-air sembahyang, informal 1st possessive air sembahyangku, impolite 2nd possessive air sembahyangmu, 3rd possessive air sembahyangnya)
- (Islam) ablution; wudu
- Pastikan kamu sudah mengambil air sembahyang sebelum memegang Al-Quran.
- Make sure you've already got your wudu before you touch the Koran.
- Synonym: wuduk
Further reading
- “air sembahyang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.