ذکر الہی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذِکْرِ اِلٰهِی (zikr-i ilāhī), a calque of Arabic ذِكْرِ الله (ḏikri llāh). By surface analysis, ذِکْر (zikr, “mention; remembrance”) +‎ اِلٰہی (ilāhī, “divine”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɪkɾ.eː ɪ.lɑː.ɦiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ذِکْرِ اِلٰہی • (zikr-i ilāhī) ? (Hindi spelling ज़िक्र-ए-इलाही) (religion, Islam)

1. remembrance of God (often in one's heart)

Further reading

• “zikr-e-ilaahii”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.