How to say "psalm" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningpsalm
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
مَزْمُور
mazmūrמזמור
مزمور
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
מזמור
mizmorمِزْمُور
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ز-م-رHebrew root
ז-מ-רMazmūr is Hebrew מזמור, psalm, borrowed directly for Bible translation — Arabic Christians pray the same maCCūC-patterned word (like Hebrew מִזְמוֹר) the Psalms have always used.
Related Hebrew word:מזמורmizmorمِزْمُور
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In a phrase
مَزْمُور دَاوُد
mazmūr dāwūdמזמור דאודa psalm of David
Plural
مَزَامِير
mazāmīrמזאמירbroken plural, also the Arabic name for the Book of Psalms