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Shar

UK/ʃɑː/US/ʃɑɹ/

Shar proper noun: a mountain range in Europe.

Proper noun (1)

the Shar

  1. A mountain range in Europe

Proper noun (2)

the Shar

  1. Synonym of shari'a
    • If A’s bill is in accordance with the Shar (religious law), and B has duly accepted it, B is responsible for the due payment to C, or, if the latter has sold it to D, he is responsible to D, and C or D has the right to claim payment from B on the day payment is due, and whether he claim payment on...1892, Journal of the Institute of Bankers, page 51
    • The Mollahs are the priests and leaders of the Moslems, with wellnigh boundless power through the fanaticism of the people and their privileges as judges and executors of the Shar or religious law, which constantly invades the sphere of the Urf or civil law.1899, Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly, page 262
    Synonyms:
    shari'a

Synonyms of Shar

Forms of Shar

alternative formShar'
alternative formSheri
alternative formSheri'

Origin of Shar

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْع (šarʕ).

Phrases with Shar

Words that rhyme with Shar

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Questions about Shar

What does Shar mean?
Shar means a mountain range in Europe.
What part of speech is Shar?
Shar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shar?
Shar is pronounced /ʃɑː/ (UK).

Words near Shar in the dictionary

  1. Shaq
  2. Shaqra
  3. Shaquille
  4. Shaquisha
  5. Shaquishas
  6. Shar
  7. Shar Pei
  8. Shar Peis
  9. Shar'
  10. Shar'i
  11. shar-pei

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