prostrate

yi sujjada

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: en or /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/

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• (GenAm) IPA: en or /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/
• Hyphenation: pros‧trate

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) prostrate

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) prostrates

Past tense (ya wuce) prostrated

Past participle (ya wuce) prostrated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) prostrating

1. (often reflexive) To lie flat or face-down.
2. (also figurative) To throw oneself down in submission.

   and [ mention ] when we said to the angels, "prostrate to adam," and they prostrated, except for iblees.
   kuma a lokacin da muka ce wa malaiku, "ku yi sujada ga adamu." sai suka yi sujada face iblisa,
   [ 18:50 ] sa'ad da muka ce wa mala'iku, "ku yi sujadah ga adam." sai suka yi sujadah, ban da iblis. --Quran/18/50

3. To cause to lie down, to flatten.
4. (figuratively) To overcome or overpower.

Usage notes

Prostrate and prostate are often confused, in spelling if not in meaning.

Related terms

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