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Sheri'

Sheri' is the obsolete form of Shar.

Meaning of Shar

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
    Synonyms:
    shari'a

Origin of Sheri'

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شرع (şerʿ, şeriʿ), from Arabic شَرْع (šarʕ).

Questions about Sheri'

What is Sheri' the obsolete form of?
Sheri' is the obsolete form of Shar.

Words near Sheri' in the dictionary

  1. Shergold
  2. shergottite
  3. shergottites
  4. Shergotty
  5. Sheri
  6. Sheri'
  7. sheria
  8. Sheriarty
  9. sheriat
  10. Sheridan
  11. Sheridan County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sheri' (page history and authors); Shar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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