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صَلَّى
he prayed /sˤɑlˈlaː/
verbB1#2583 most common
Also: he performed the ritual prayer, he blessed (in religious formulas about the Prophet)
Example sentences
صَلَّى أَحْمَد.
Ahmad prayed.
أَنَا أُصَلِّي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
I pray every day.
صَلَّتِ الفَتَاةُ فِي المَسْجِدِ.
The girl prayed in the mosque.
يُصَلِّي المُسْلِمُونَ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي اليَوْمِ.
Muslims pray five times a day.
صَلَّى الإِمَامُ بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الجُمُعَةِ خَاشِعًا.
The imam led the people in the Friday prayer, humbly.
لَقَدْ صَلَّى الشَّيْخُ صَلاةَ الاسْتِسْقَاءِ رَجَاءَ أَنْ يُنْزِلَ اللهُ الغَيْثَ عَلَى القَرْيَةِ الَّتِي أَنْهَكَهَا الجَفَافُ.
The sheikh performed the rain prayer, hoping God would send rain to the village worn down by drought.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُصَلِّي | صَلَّيْتُ | سَأُصَلِّي |
| 2sg | تُصَلِّي | صَلَّيْتَ | سَتُصَلِّي |
| 3sg | يُصَلِّي | صَلَّى | سَيُصَلِّي |
| 1pl | نُصَلِّي | صَلَّيْنَا | سَنُصَلِّي |
| 2pl | تُصَلُّونَ | صَلَّيْتُمْ | سَتُصَلُّونَ |
| 3pl | يُصَلُّونَ | صَلَّوْا | سَيُصَلُّونَ |
Word family
صَلاةprayer
مُصَلٍّworshipper, one who prays
مُصَلَّىprayer hall or open prayer ground
صَلَواتprayers, blessings
Etymology
صَلَّى comes from the Semitic root ص-ل-و, which carries the sense of bowing or bending. Arabic built the Form II verb صَلَّى on this root to mean 'to perform the ritual prayer,' and the related noun صَلاة, 'prayer,' likely reached Arabic through Aramaic-speaking Christian and Jewish communities before Islam. Because the root is Semitic rather than Indo-European, it has no Proto-Indo-European ancestor.
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