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raka

American

[ruhk-uh] / ˈrʌk ə /

Or rakʿah

noun

Islam.

a portion of the salat, the prescribed prayers said five times a day, that combines a ritual of bows and prostrations with the recitation of prayers.

From the Arabic word rakʿah

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raka

Rakid, pp. raked, covered, buried 15.26, 17.25; ON. raka to scrape, rake, cf.

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