Dictionary

shari'a en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ʃəˈɹiːə/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

shariatic · shariafy · Sharia police · sharia law · sharia court · shariafication · Sharia patrol

Relateds

Shar'i

Synonyms

Shar

Translations (80)

sh šerìjat (Islamic religious law) · ce шарӏ (Islamic religious law) · hi शरीयत (Islamic religious law) · sk šaría (Islamic religious law) · cs šaría (Islamic religious law) · he שריעה (Islamic religious law) · eu xaria (Islamic religious law) · da sharialov (Islamic religious law) · ca xaria (Islamic religious law) · id syariat (Islamic religious law) · nl sharia (Islamic religious law) · pt xaria (Islamic religious law) · lt šariatas (Islamic religious law) · dar шаригӏят (Islamic religious law) · uz shariat (Islamic religious law) · et šariaat (Islamic religious law) · agx шариӏет (Islamic religious law) · ka შარია (Islamic religious law) · fa-cls شَرِیعَت (Islamic religious law) · nb sharia (Islamic religious law) · tk şerigat (Islamic religious law) · prs شَرِیعَت (Islamic religious law) · fa-ira شَریعَت (Islamic religious law) · lbe шариаьт (Islamic religious law) · lez шариат (Islamic religious law) · lv šariats (Islamic religious law) · bn শরিয়ত (Islamic religious law) · kk шариға (Islamic religious law) · ms syariat (Islamic religious law) · mk шеријат (Islamic religious law) · pl szariat (Islamic religious law) · sv sharia (Islamic religious law) · tl sharia (Islamic religious law) · kva шаргӏ (Islamic religious law) · ko 샤리아 (Islamic religious law) · cmn 沙里亞 /沙里亚 (Islamic religious law) · ky шарият (Islamic religious law) · bg шариа́т (Islamic religious law) · uk шаріа́т (Islamic religious law) · hy շարիաթ (Islamic religious law) · kk шариғат (Islamic religious law) · be шарыя́т (Islamic religious law) · sq sheriat (Islamic religious law) · rut шарагьаӏт (Islamic religious law) · es sharia (Islamic religious law) · hu saría (Islamic religious law) · el σαρία (Islamic religious law) · fi šaria (Islamic religious law) · cmn 伊斯蘭教法 /伊斯兰教法 (Islamic religious law) · dng шәриэрти (Islamic religious law) · fr charia (Islamic religious law) · tg шариат (Islamic religious law) · sh шерѝјат (Islamic religious law) · sl šeriat (Islamic religious law) · eo ŝario (Islamic religious law) · ar شَرِيعَة (Islamic religious law) · ms syariah (Islamic religious law) · de Scharia (Islamic religious law) · tt шәригать (Islamic religious law) · it sharia (Islamic religious law) · kmr şerîet (Islamic religious law) · fi šari’a (Islamic religious law) · si ෂරීආ (Islamic religious law) · mdh seriat (Islamic religious law) · es sharía (Islamic religious law) · dv ޝަރީޢަތް (Islamic religious law) · ba шәриғәт (Islamic religious law) · ota شریعت (Islamic religious law) · tr şeriat (Islamic religious law) · ka შარიათი (Islamic religious law) · ps شريعت (Islamic religious law) · pa ਸ਼ਰੀਅਤ (Islamic religious law) · ro șaria (Islamic religious law) · az şəriət (Islamic religious law) · ja シャリーア (Islamic religious law) · ur شَرِیعَت (Islamic religious law) · ru шариа́т (Islamic religious law) · da sharia (Islamic religious law) · crh şeriat (Islamic religious law) · ug شەرىئەت (Islamic religious law)