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shari'a

/ʃəˈɹiːə/

shari'a noun: a body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.

shari'a: a body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam,...
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Noun

shari'a (uncountable)

  1. A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
    • The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.
    Synonyms:
    Shar

Proper noun capitalized: Shari'a

the Shari'a

  1. Alternative letter-case form of shari'a
    • Nizam al-Mulk held that prayers form the basis of the training for complete obedience to the Shari’a.1979, Rizwan Ali Rizvi, “The Theory of State and Blending of the Caliphate and the Sultanate”, in The Islamic Quarterly, volume 23, page 133

shari'a meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

shari'a in Hindi

Islamic religious law
शरीयत śarīyat

shari'a in Urdu

Islamic religious law
شَرِیعَت śarīyat

shari'a in Bengali

Islamic religious law
শরিয়ত śoriẏot

shari'a in Punjabi

Islamic religious law
ਸ਼ਰੀਅਤ śarīata
More languagesFewer languages
shari'a in Sinhala
ෂරීආ ṣarīā
shari'a in Pashto
شريعت šari'at
shari'a in Tagalog
sharia
shari'a in Arabic
شَرِيعَة šarīʕa
shari'a in Malay
syariat, syariah
shari'a in Indonesian
syariat
Dhivehi
ޝަރީޢަތް šarīʿat̊

Synonyms of shari'a

Forms of shari'a

alternative formShari'a
alternative formShari‘a
alternative formSharī‘ah
alternative formSharia
alternative formsharia
alternative formshariah
alternative formshariat
alternative MalaysiaSyariah
alternative form (archaic)sheria
alternative form (archaic)Sheria
alternative form (archaic)sheriat
alternative form (archaic)Sheriat
alternative form (nonstandard)Shariyah

Origin of shari'a

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).

Borrowed from Arabic الشَّرِيعَة (aš-šarīʕa).

Words formed from shari'a

Questions about shari'a

What does shari'a mean?
Shari'a means a body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
What is shari'a in Hindi?
Shari'a in Hindi is शरीयत (śarīyat). See Shari'a meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is shari'a?
Shari'a can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shari'a?
Shari'a is pronounced /ʃəˈɹiːə/.

Words near shari'a in the dictionary

  1. sharewort
  2. shareworthy
  3. Shargo
  4. Sharhorod
  5. shari
  6. shari'a
  7. shari'atisation
  8. sharia
  9. sharia law
  10. sharia laws
  11. sharia lawyer

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