English → Arabic
pray in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṣalla
- Arabizi
salla- Type
- verb
- Root
- ص ل و
How to use it
"Pray" in a religious sense is "صلى" (ṣalla). It is a regular verb used with the subject pronoun. In everyday speech you may also hear "يدعي" for non‑religious asking.
Example sentences
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يَصْلِي الْمُسْلِمُ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ يَوْمِيًّا.
yaṣlī al‑muslimu khamsa marrātin yawmiyyān.
The Muslim prays five times a day.
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قَبْلَ الشُّرُوطِ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَصْلِيَ.
qabla ash‑shurūṭi yajibu an yaṣlī.
Before the conditions, one must pray.
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فِي الصَّبَاحِ يَصْلِي الْأَطْفَالُ فِي المَسْجِدِ.
fī aṣ‑ṣabāḥi yaṣlī al‑aṭfālu fī al‑masjidi.
In the morning the children pray at the mosque.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Pray forgive me!
سامحني رجاءً!
Muslims pray to God.
المسلمون يصلّون لله.
save those that pray
« إلا المصلين » أي المؤمنين.
Pray without ceasing.
صلّوا بلا انقطاع.
Pray for New Zealand.
صل من أجل نيوزيلندا.
Except those who pray,
« إلا المصلين » أي المؤمنين.
Brothers, pray for us.
ايها الاخوة صلّوا لاجلنا.
Brethren, pray for us.
ايها الاخوة صلّوا لاجلنا.
except those that pray,
« إلا المصلين » أي المؤمنين.
Pray not that day for one destruction, but pray for many destructions!
« لا تدعوا اليوم ثبورا واحدا وادعوا ثبورا كثيرا » كعذابكم.
Pray for him, Marcell. Pray that he is still alive and that he survives this."
ادعي له يا مرسيل، ادعي له أن يكون لازال حيًا وأن يخرج سالمًا.
It will be said “ Do not pray this day for one death and pray – for many deaths. ”
« لا تدعوا اليوم ثبورا واحدا وادعوا ثبورا كثيرا » كعذابكم.
Questions and answers
Is "صلى" used for prayers of other religions?
Generally it refers to Islamic prayer; other faiths use different verbs.
How to say "I pray"?
"أصلي" (aṣallī).
Related words and expressions
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