imsak
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʾimsāk, literally “holding back”).
Noun
imsak (Jawi spelling إمساک, plural imsak-imsak, informal 1st possessive imsakku, impolite 2nd possessive imsakmu, 3rd possessive imsaknya)
- (Islam) The start of the daily fast on Ramadan, very early in the morning.
Related terms
- sahur (“pre-fasting breakfast”)
Antonyms
- iftar (“end of daily fast dinner”)
Further reading
- “imsak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.