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shadee

shadee is the alternative spelling 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

Proper noun capitalized: Shadee

Shadee (plural Shadees)

  1. A female given name.

Forms of shadee

Noun
pluralshadees
Proper noun
pluralShadees

Questions about shadee

What does shadee mean?
Shadee means a female given name.
What is shadee the alternative spelling of?
Shadee is the alternative spelling of shaadi.
What part of speech is shadee?
Shadee is a proper noun.

Words near shadee in the dictionary

  1. shaded pole
  2. shaded poles
  3. shaded up
  4. shaded-pole motor
  5. shaded-pole motors
  6. shadee
  7. shadefest
  8. shadeflies
  9. shadefly
  10. shadeful
  11. shadehouse

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