Where does “selawat” come from?

selawat (Musi) comes from Malay selawat, from Arabic صَلَوَات, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

selawat (Musi): supplication, especially the supplication (from God) of blessing and well-being (on somebody)

Definitions

  1. supplication, especially the supplication (from God) of blessing and well-being (on somebody)

Ancestry of “selawat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayselawat—
2Arabicصَلَوَات—
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer

Words derived from “selawat”

Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَوَات →