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diyya

diyya noun: a financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).

Noun

diyya (countable and uncountable, plural diyat)

  1. A financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).

Forms of diyya

pluraldiyat
alternative formdiya
alternative formdiyah
alternative formdiyeh
alternative formdiyyah

Origin of diyya

From Arabic دِيَة (diya).

Questions about diyya

What does diyya mean?
Diyya means a financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).
What part of speech is diyya?
Diyya is a noun.
What is the plural of diyya?
The plural of diyya is diyat.

Words near diyya in the dictionary

  1. diynes
  2. diynyl
  3. DIYs
  4. diytterbium
  5. diyttrium
  6. diyya
  7. diyyah
  8. diz
  9. Diza
  10. dizain
  11. dizains

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