Requiem — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coronach threnody lament dirge

Word Forms

lament

verb

express grief verbally

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

réquiem

una canción o himno de luto compuesto o interpretado en memoria de una persona fallecida

🇵🇹Portuguese

réquiem

uma canção ou hino de luto composto ou executado em memória de uma pessoa falecida

🇷🇺Russian

реквием

траурная песня или гимн, сочиненная или исполненная в память об умершем человеке

India

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরোধ

একটি গান বা শোকের স্তোত্র একটি মৃত ব্যক্তির স্মারক হিসাবে রচনা বা পরিবেশিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கோரிக்கை

இறந்த நபரின் நினைவாக இயற்றப்பட்ட அல்லது நிகழ்த்தப்பட்ட துக்கத்தின் பாடல் அல்லது பாடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అభ్యర్థన

చనిపోయిన వ్యక్తికి స్మారక చిహ్నంగా కంపోజ్ చేయబడిన లేదా ప్రదర్శించిన సంతాప పాట లేదా శ్లోకం

🇮🇳Marathi

विनंती

मृत व्यक्तीचे स्मारक म्हणून तयार केलेले किंवा सादर केलेले शोकचे गाणे किंवा भजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનંતી

મૃત વ્યક્તિના સ્મારક તરીકે રચાયેલ અથવા રજૂ કરાયેલ શોકનું ગીત અથવા સ્તોત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಂತಿ

ಸತ್ತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಮಾರಕವಾಗಿ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲಾದ ಶೋಕಾಚರಣೆಯ ಹಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ತುತಿಗೀತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭ്യർത്ഥന

മരിച്ച ഒരാളുടെ സ്മാരകമായി രചിച്ചതോ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ വിലാപഗാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਗ

ਸੋਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੀਤ ਜਾਂ ਭਜਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

درخواست

سوگ کا ایک گانا یا تسبیح جو کسی مردہ شخص کی یادگار کے طور پر تیار یا پیش کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安魂曲

为纪念死者而创作或演奏的哀悼歌曲或赞美诗

🇯🇵Japanese

レクイエム

死者への追悼として作曲または演奏された哀悼の歌または賛美歌

🇰🇷Korean

진혼곡

죽은 사람을 추모하기 위해 작곡하거나 연주하는 애도의 노래나 찬송가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lễ cầu siêu

một bài hát hoặc bài thánh ca than khóc được sáng tác hoặc biểu diễn để tưởng nhớ một người đã chết

🇹🇭Thai

บังสุกุล

เพลงหรือบทเพลงไว้อาลัยที่แต่งหรือแสดงไว้อาลัยผู้ตาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

peringatan

sebuah lagu atau himne duka yang disusun atau dibawakan sebagai peringatan kepada orang yang telah meninggal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قداس

أغنية أو ترنيمة حداد تم تأليفها أو تأديتها كنصب تذكاري لشخص ميت

🇮🇷Persian

مرثیه

ترانه یا سرود سوگ که به عنوان یادبود یک مرده ساخته یا اجرا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ağıt

ölen bir kişinin anısına bestelenen veya icra edilen yas şarkısı veya ilahisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשׁכָּבָה

שיר או מזמור אבל שהולחן או מבוצע כזכר לאדם מת

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The primary meaning of 'requiem' is 'a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person'.

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Using 'requiem' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'requiem' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'requiem' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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