imsak

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk, literally “holding back”).

Noun

imsak (Jawi spelling إمساک, plural imsak-imsak, informal 1st possessive imsakku, 2nd possessive imsakmu, 3rd possessive imsaknya)

1. (Islam) The start of the daily fast on Ramadan, very early in the morning.

Antonyms

• iftar (“end of daily fast dinner”)

Related terms

• sahur (“pre-fasting breakfast”)

Further reading

• “imsak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish امساك (imsâk), from Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk).

Noun

imsak (definite accusative imsaği, plural imsakler)

1. (Islam) The start of the daily fast on Ramadan, very early in the morning.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	imsak
Definite accusative	imsaği
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	imsak	imsakler
Definite accusative	imsaği	imsakleri
Dative	imsağe	imsaklere
Locative	imsakte	imsaklerde
Ablative	imsakten	imsaklerden
Genitive	imsağin	imsaklerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular imsağim imsaklerim 2nd singular imsağin imsaklerin 3rd singular imsaği imsakleri 1st plural imsağimiz imsaklerimiz 2nd plural imsağiniz imsakleriniz 3rd plural imsakleri imsakleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular imsağimi imsaklerimi 2nd singular imsağini imsaklerini 3rd singular imsağini imsaklerini 1st plural imsağimizi imsaklerimizi 2nd plural imsağinizi imsaklerinizi 3rd plural imsaklerini imsaklerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular imsağime imsaklerime 2nd singular imsağine imsaklerine 3rd singular imsağine imsaklerine 1st plural imsağimize imsaklerimize 2nd plural imsağinize imsaklerinize 3rd plural imsaklerine imsaklerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular imsağimde imsaklerimde 2nd singular imsağinde imsaklerinde 3rd singular imsağinde imsaklerinde 1st plural imsağimizde imsaklerimizde 2nd plural imsağinizde imsaklerinizde 3rd plural imsaklerinde imsaklerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular imsağimden imsaklerimden 2nd singular imsağinden imsaklerinden 3rd singular imsağinden imsaklerinden 1st plural imsağimizden imsaklerimizden 2nd plural imsağinizden imsaklerinizden 3rd plural imsaklerinden imsaklerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular imsağimin imsaklerimin 2nd singular imsağinin imsaklerinin 3rd singular imsağinin imsaklerinin 1st plural imsağimizin imsaklerimizin 2nd plural imsağinizin imsaklerinizin 3rd plural imsaklerinin imsaklerinin

Related terms

• imsak etmek
• imsak vakti

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “imsâk”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 517
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “imsak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük