tasbih
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ).
Noun
tasbih (plural tasbihs)
- (Islam) A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in glorification of Allah in Islam by saying "Subḥānallāh" (glorified is Allah).
Anagrams
- habits, shabti
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tasbih, from Classical Malay tasbih (“tasbih, misbaha”), from Arabic تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtasbɪh/
- Hyphenation: tas‧bih
- Rhymes: -bɪh, -ɪh, -h
Noun
tasbih (first-person possessive tasbihku, second-person possessive tasbihmu, third-person possessive tasbihnya)
- (Islam) tasbih
- (Islam) prayer beads; misbaha
Derived terms
- bertasbih
Noun
tasbih (plural tasbih-tasbih, first-person possessive tasbihku, second-person possessive tasbihmu, third-person possessive tasbihnya)
- canna lily (Canna orientalis)
Alternative forms
- sêbih
Further reading
- “tasbih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.