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sharia

sha·ri·ʿa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shuh-ree-uh, shah-ree-ah]
    • /ʃəˈri ə, ʃɑˈri ɑ/
    • /ʃəˈriː.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-ree-uh, shah-ree-ah]
    • /ʃəˈri ə, ʃɑˈri ɑ/

Definitions of sharia word

  • noun sharia law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas. 1
  • noun sharia Islamic law 1
  • noun sharia the body of canonical law based on the Koran that lays down certain duties and penalties for Muslims 0
  • noun sharia Islamic law as derived from the Koran and the traditions of Islam 0

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Origin of sharia

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80, shariʿa is from the Arabic word sharīʿah

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Parts of speech for Sharia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sharia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sharia usage trend in Literature

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