صلى

See also: صلي and ضلي

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ص ل و (ṣ-l-w)

Compare Ge'ez ጸለየ (ṣälläyä).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤal.laː/

Verb

1. to pray, to worship
2. to perform the salat
3. to bless someone; construed with عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”)

   صَلَّىٰ ٱللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ― ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi waʔālihi ― Blessings be upon him and progeny

Related terms

• صَلَاة (ṣalāh)
• مُصَلٍّ (muṣallin)
• مُصَلًّى (muṣallan)

Etymology 2

From the root ص ل ي (ṣ-l-y)

Verb

1. to roast, to broil, to fry
2. to heat, to make hot
3. to burn

Verb

1. to heat, to warm, to make hot

Related terms

• مصطلًى