乃瑪子

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 نماز‎ (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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: nǎimǎzi [Phonetic: náimǎzi]
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naemaa.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

Noun

乃瑪子

1. (Islam) salat; prayer

Usage notes

• Used only by Muslims in China.