Where does “wittiriʼ” come from?

wittiriʼ (Makasar) comes from Arabic وتر, from Arabic ت — Form of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...

wittiriʼ (Makasar): the witr prayer; a voluntary Islamic prayer performed with an odd number of rak'ahs

Definitions

  1. the witr prayer; a voluntary Islamic prayer performed with an odd number of rak'ahs

Ancestry of “wittiriʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوترto string (as a bow), to provide with a string
2ArabicتForm of ة; Dialectal form of ة; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Arabic ت →Every word from Arabic وتر →
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