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wergeld in Arabic

دِيَة diya

/ˈwɛəɡɛld/US/ˈweɹɡɛld/

wergeld in Arabic: دِيَة (diya). In English, wergeld means blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation.

Arabic words for wergeld

Translations
دِيَة diya

English meaning of wergeld

  1. noun Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation.

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Questions about wergeld in Arabic

What is the meaning of wergeld in Arabic?
Wergeld in Arabic is دِيَة (diya).
ما معنى كلمة wergeld؟
Wergeld: دِيَة (diya).
What does wergeld mean in English?
Wergeld means blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation.

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