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mutat

/ˈmutɑt/

mutat noun: a compensation gift given to a woman when divorced or repudiated by her husband.

Noun

mutat (uncountable)

  1. A compensation gift given to a woman when divorced or repudiated by her husband.
    • Relying on Qur'an, Sura II, verse 236, Nasir (1990a, p. 144; 1990b, pp. 96-98) shows that the amount of mutat is a matter of goodwill and of custom.1998, David Pearl, Werner Menski, Muslim family law, →ISBN, page 184
    • Once it has had three steers, the new owner can 'cut the linkage' (mutat) by giving back an ox and six goats or so, depending on the practice in a particular area, and the original owner will give away the ox in exchange for another calf, which will create a new cattle lineage.2007, David J. Ndegwah, Biblical Hermeneutics as a Tool for Inculturation in Africa, page 121

Origin of mutat

Borrowed from Arabic مُتْعَة (mutʕa). Doublet of mut'ah.

Questions about mutat

What does mutat mean?
Mutat means a compensation gift given to a woman when divorced or repudiated by her husband.
What part of speech is mutat?
Mutat is a noun.
How do you pronounce mutat?
Mutat is pronounced /ˈmutɑt/.

Words near mutat in the dictionary

  1. mutasserifs
  2. mutasyntheses
  3. mutasynthesis
  4. mutasynthetic
  5. mutasynthetically
  6. mutat
  7. mutat.
  8. mutat. mutand.
  9. mutat. mutandis
  10. mutatability
  11. mutatable

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