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iddah

/ˈɪdə/

iddah noun: the period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.

Noun

iddah

  1. The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.

Forms of iddah

alternative formiddat

Origin of iddah

From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

Questions about iddah

What does iddah mean?
Iddah means the period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.
What part of speech is iddah?
Iddah is a noun.
How do you pronounce iddah?
Iddah is pronounced /ˈɪdə/.

Words near iddah in the dictionary

  1. idc
  2. IDCs
  3. IDCT
  4. IDCTs
  5. idd
  6. iddah
  7. iddat
  8. IDDC
  9. Iddies
  10. iddingsite
  11. iddingsites

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