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awrah

awrah noun: the parts of the body that are required to be covered for reasons of modesty, with the specific areas varying by sect, gender, and context (such as in the presence of men versus women).

Noun

awrah (countable and uncountable, plural awrahs)

  1. The parts of the body that are required to be covered for reasons of modesty, with the specific areas varying by sect, gender, and context (such as in the presence of men versus women).

Forms of awrah

pluralawrahs
alternative formawrath
alternative formawrat
alternative formaurat

Origin of awrah

Borrowed from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra).

Questions about awrah

What does awrah mean?
Awrah means the parts of the body that are required to be covered for reasons of modesty, with the specific areas varying by sect, gender, and context (such as in the presence of men versus women).
What part of speech is awrah?
Awrah is a noun.
What is the plural of awrah?
The plural of awrah is awrahs.

Words near awrah in the dictionary

  1. AWP
  2. AWPs
  3. awqaf
  4. awqiyyah
  5. awrack
  6. awrah
  7. awrahs
  8. awrath
  9. awrathed
  10. Awre
  11. awreak

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