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shaadis

shaadis is the plural of shaadi.

Meaning of shaadi

Noun

shaadi (countable and uncountable, plural shaadis)

  1. (India, Pakistan) Synonym of wedding.
    • After my shaadi, I packed away those times. My duty was to my husband—and my three boys, also.2012, Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken: A Vish Puri Mystery, page 234
    Synonyms:
    wedding
  2. (dated) A formally solemnized and registered Islamic marriage, as opposed to various forms of customary marriage.
    • The Respondent also left a state of facts with the Master, which stated that... Oomdut Ool Oomrah had one shadee wife, Doolary Begum, and four nicka wives, namely Coolsoom Begum, Chattoore Begum, Mahtaub Begum, and Hyath Begum, and no others.1860 February 4, Edmund F. Moore & al., English Reports, Vol. XIX: Privy Council, Vol. VIII: Indian Appeals, Vol. 7, Mahomed Bauker Hoossain Khan Bahadoor vs. Shurfoon Nissa Begum, p. 482

Questions about shaadis

What is shaadis the plural of?
Shaadis is the plural of shaadi.

Words near shaadis in the dictionary

  1. Sha'ban
  2. sha'n't
  3. sha'not
  4. Sha-shih
  5. shaadi
  6. shaadis
  7. shaal
  8. Shaan-Gan-Ning
  9. Shaanbei
  10. Shaangxi
  11. Shaanxi

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