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ijarah

ijarah noun: a non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

Noun

ijarah (plural ijarahs)

  1. (Islamic finance) A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

Forms of ijarah

pluralijarahs

Origin of ijarah

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra, “rent”).

Questions about ijarah

What does ijarah mean?
Ijarah means a non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.
What part of speech is ijarah?
Ijarah is a noun.
What is the plural of ijarah?
The plural of ijarah is ijarahs.

Words near ijarah in the dictionary

  1. IJA
  2. ijam
  3. Ijames
  4. Ijameses
  5. Ijamsville
  6. ijarah
  7. ijarahs
  8. Ijaw
  9. Ijaws
  10. Ijaz
  11. ijaza

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