dhikr
/ðikɹ/noun
dhikr is spelled D-H-I-K-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dhikr means “A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dhikr is dhikrs or adhkar.
How many letters and syllables are in dhikr?
| Letters | 5: D-H-I-K-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dhikr?
Dhikr appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dhikr?
- /ðikɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dhikr.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dhikr
- dhikrs plural
- adhkar plural
- zikr
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dhikr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Sufi Islamic prayer whereby a phrase or expression of praise is repeated continually.
When all had eaten and prayed the first night prayer, they began to recite their dhikr, then they began the musical recital.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dhikr come from?
Borrowed from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).