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urf

urf noun: the customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.

Noun

urf (uncountable)

  1. The customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.

Forms of urf

alternative form'urf

Origin of urf

Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf)

Questions about urf

What does urf mean?
Urf means the customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.
What part of speech is urf?
Urf is a noun.

Words near urf in the dictionary

  1. ureyite
  2. ureylene
  3. ureylenes
  4. Ureys
  5. urezin
  6. urf
  7. Urfa
  8. urfa biber
  9. Urfalim
  10. Urfan
  11. Urfirnis

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