sahada

Ternate

Etymology

From Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda). While reciting the latter during obligatory prayers, the forefinger is straightened.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.ˈha.da]

Noun

sahada

1. the forefinger

Alternative forms

• sahadat

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh