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dhabihah

/zəˈbiːhə/

dhabihah noun: the prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.

Noun

dhabihah (uncountable)

  1. The prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.

Forms of dhabihah

alternative formdhabiha
alternative formzabeeha
alternative formzabiha
alternative formzabihah
alternative formdhabīḥah

Origin of dhabihah

Pseudo-Arabism, derived from ذَبِيحَة (ḏabīḥa, “slaughtered animal”)

Questions about dhabihah

What does dhabihah mean?
Dhabihah means the prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.
What part of speech is dhabihah?
Dhabihah is a noun.
How do you pronounce dhabihah?
Dhabihah is pronounced /zəˈbiːhə/.

Words near dhabihah in the dictionary

  1. dhaba
  2. dhabas
  3. dhabba
  4. dhabbas
  5. dhabiha
  6. dhabihah
  7. dhabīḥah
  8. Dhading
  9. Dhagat
  10. Dhagats
  11. dhahabiyya

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