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imamah

imamah noun: an Islamic turban.

Noun (1)

imamah (plural imamahs)

  1. An Islamic turban.

Noun (2)

imamah (plural imamahs)

  1. A female imam.
    • Plus, Umm Waraqah was never explicitly forbidden to lead a mixed congregation. Wadud is now among a growing number of scholars, jurists, sheikhas, imamahs, and ordinary Muslim women pressing for the powers of religious authority.2012, Robin Wright, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World

Forms of imamah

pluralimamahs

Origin of imamah

From Arabic عِمَامَة (ʕimāma)

From Arabic إِمَامَة (ʔimāma)

Questions about imamah

What does imamah mean?
Imamah means an Islamic turban.
What part of speech is imamah?
Imamah is a noun.
What is the plural of imamah?
The plural of imamah is imamahs.

Words near imamah in the dictionary

  1. Imais
  2. imala
  3. imalas
  4. imam
  5. imam bayildi
  6. imamah
  7. imamahs
  8. Imamat
  9. imamate
  10. imamates
  11. imambara

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