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aqiqah

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sacrifice of an animal after childbirth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa) — Translations
  • Assamese: আকিকা (akika) — Translations
  • Bashkir: ғәҡиҡә (ğəqiqə) — Translations
  • Bengali: আকিকা (akika) — Translations
  • Betawi: akèkah — Translations
  • Hebrew: עקיקה — Translations
  • Hindi: अक़ीक़ा (aqīqā) — Translations
  • Indonesian: akikah — Translations
  • Kazakh: ақиқа (aqiqa) — Translations
  • Malay: akikah — Translations
  • Dari: عَقِیقَه (aqīqa) — Translations
  • Iranian Persian: عَقِیقَه (aġeyġa) — Translations
  • Swahili: akika — Translations
  • Tajik: ақиқа (aqiqa) — Translations
  • Tamil: அகீகா (akīkā) — Translations
  • Tatar: гакыйка (ğaqıyqa) — Translations
  • Turkish: akîka — Translations
  • Urdu: عَقِیقَہ ('aqīqa) — Translations
  • Uzbek: aqiqa — Translations