namazn.

Brit.

/nəˈmɑːz/, U.S.

/nəˈmɑz/

Forms:

α. 1600s– namaz, 1800s namauz, 1800s numaz, 1900s– namaaz, 1900s– nimaz.

β. 1600s namas, 1900s– namaas, 1900s– namas.

γ. 1900s– namaaj, 1900s– namaj.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Turkish namaz; Urdu namāz; Persian namāz.

Etymology: Partly < Turkish namaz, partly < Urdu namāz, and partly < their etymon Persian namāz, ultimately cognate with Sanskrit namas obeisance (see namaste n.).In the γ. forms reflecting South Asian colloquial pronunciation.

Islam.

Prayer; spec. the ritual prayers prescribed by Islam to be observed five times daily. Cf. namaz-e-janaza n.This is the usual word in non-Arabic-speaking countries of the former Ottoman and Mughal empires; in other Islamic countries the standard word is ṣalāt (see salat n.). Both words are found in English-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun]

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α.

1625 R. Withers in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. 1606 Such men as are Free,..that can say the Namaz [may be witnesses].

1734 N. Tindal tr. D. Cantemir Hist. Growth & Decay Othman Empire I. 102 Mahomet [II]..goes in a triumphal procession to Sancta Sophia, and there orders the Ezan..to be sung, and Namaz to be perform'd.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall VI. lxviii. 506 Mahomet the second performed the namaz of prayer and thanksgiving on the great altar.

1806 A. Plumptre tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. Morea, Albania xvi. 166 At top was an alcove, and an oratory.., in which the sultana said her namaz or prayers.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. III. xxx. 125 Ablutions, called the wazzoo, preparatory to the namauz, or prayer.

1839 P. M. Taylor Confessions of Thug I. iv. 69 We follow the blessed precepts of our prophet; we say our Namaz five times a day.

1900 ‘Odysseus’ Turkey in Europe v. 202 Every Namaz consists of two or more repetitions of a ceremony called Rikat (literally ‘prostration’).

1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 209 I say: ‘God save the King.’ Is that good namaz (prayer)?

1993 V. Seth Suitable Boy (1994) ii. 127 People kneel down in a wave to pray to God. Five waves each day—one for each namaaz—ripple across the globe.

2002 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 6 May Leave is given to perform namaz during office hours.

β. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey i. 54 They are commanded seven times a day to resort vnto publike prayers: the first assembling is called Timgil-namas, which is two houres before day: the second Sabah-namas, at day breake.] 1668 P. Rycaut Present State Ottoman Empire (new ed.) ii. xxiii. 159 And yet that Friers and others of the Roman Church obliged to their office, as the Turk to his Namas, should perform it so perfunctorily.1683 J. Phillips tr. G.-J. Grelot Late Voy. Constantinople 205 I shall not hear repeat the words of the Prayer..lest any one finding the Namas or Turkish Prayers [Fr. le Namas ou la priere des Mahometans] in our Relations, and getting them by heart, should afterwards be heard to repeat them.1994 News India (Nexis) 7 Jan. 18 He..argued that the namaas should be held thrice, not five times a day.2000 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 2: Central Europe & Balkans (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 20 Mar. EE/D/3793/C Pristina's mosques were too small to accommodate all those who wanted to say the namas.γ. 1978 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 37 624 The marginal Hindus' sacred threads and pollution rituals were matched by the Muslims' skull caps, beards, and more scrupulous observance of namaj.2002 United News Bangladesh (Nexis) 3 Nov. The central bank and all scheduled banks will remain open from Saturday through Wednesday from 9am to 3pm with a 15-minute break for namaj from 1:15pm.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	namaz
释义	namazn. Brit. /nəˈmɑːz/, U.S. /nəˈmɑz/ Forms: α. 1600s– namaz, 1800s namauz, 1800s numaz, 1900s– namaaz, 1900s– nimaz. β. 1600s namas, 1900s– namaas, 1900s– namas. γ. 1900s– namaaj, 1900s– namaj. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Turkish namaz; Urdu namāz; Persian namāz. Etymology: Partly < Turkish namaz, partly < Urdu namāz, and partly < their etymon Persian namāz, ultimately cognate with Sanskrit namas obeisance (see namaste n.).In the γ. forms reflecting South Asian colloquial pronunciation. Islam. Prayer; spec. the ritual prayers prescribed by Islam to be observed five times daily. Cf. namaz-e-janaza n.This is the usual word in non-Arabic-speaking countries of the former Ottoman and Mughal empires; in other Islamic countries the standard word is ṣalāt (see salat n.). Both words are found in English-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] benec1000 bodec1175 namaz1625 salat1652 supplice1656 α. 1625 R. Withers in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. 1606 Such men as are Free,..that can say the Namaz [may be witnesses]. 1734 N. Tindal tr. D. Cantemir Hist. Growth & Decay Othman Empire I. 102 Mahomet [II]..goes in a triumphal procession to Sancta Sophia, and there orders the Ezan..to be sung, and Namaz to be perform'd. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall VI. lxviii. 506 Mahomet the second performed the namaz of prayer and thanksgiving on the great altar. 1806 A. Plumptre tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. Morea, Albania xvi. 166 At top was an alcove, and an oratory.., in which the sultana said her namaz or prayers. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. III. xxx. 125 Ablutions, called the wazzoo, preparatory to the namauz, or prayer. 1839 P. M. Taylor Confessions of Thug I. iv. 69 We follow the blessed precepts of our prophet; we say our Namaz five times a day. 1900 ‘Odysseus’ Turkey in Europe v. 202 Every Namaz consists of two or more repetitions of a ceremony called Rikat (literally ‘prostration’). 1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 209 I say: ‘God save the King.’ Is that good namaz (prayer)? 1993 V. Seth Suitable Boy (1994) ii. 127 People kneel down in a wave to pray to God. Five waves each day—one for each namaaz—ripple across the globe. 2002 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 6 May Leave is given to perform namaz during office hours. β. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey i. 54 They are commanded seven times a day to resort vnto publike prayers: the first assembling is called Timgil-namas, which is two houres before day: the second Sabah-namas, at day breake.] 1668 P. Rycaut Present State Ottoman Empire (new ed.) ii. xxiii. 159 And yet that Friers and others of the Roman Church obliged to their office, as the Turk to his Namas, should perform it so perfunctorily.1683 J. Phillips tr. G.-J. Grelot Late Voy. Constantinople 205 I shall not hear repeat the words of the Prayer..lest any one finding the Namas or Turkish Prayers [Fr. le Namas ou la priere des Mahometans] in our Relations, and getting them by heart, should afterwards be heard to repeat them.1994 News India (Nexis) 7 Jan. 18 He..argued that the namaas should be held thrice, not five times a day.2000 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 2: Central Europe & Balkans (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 20 Mar. EE/D/3793/C Pristina's mosques were too small to accommodate all those who wanted to say the namas.γ. 1978 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 37 624 The marginal Hindus' sacred threads and pollution rituals were matched by the Muslims' skull caps, beards, and more scrupulous observance of namaj.2002 United News Bangladesh (Nexis) 3 Nov. The central bank and all scheduled banks will remain open from Saturday through Wednesday from 9am to 3pm with a 15-minute break for namaj from 1:15pm. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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