Sajda
/ˈsɑːdʒ.də/noun
A prostration or act of bowing down, especially in Islamic prayer.
Did you know?Sajda comes from the Arabic root s-j-d, the same sacred root behind a whole family of words for prostration and submission, showing how a single consonantal root can carry a spiritual act across centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
sajada
“to prostrate oneself; to bow down”
Arabic
Arabic
sajda
“a prostration; an act of bowing down”
Islamic Arabic
Arabic
sujūd
“prostration in prayer”
Persian/Urdu
Persian/Urdu
sajda
“a prostration, especially in devotional context”
Modern English
English
sajda
“a term used for Islamic prostration or the act itself”