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noun
A Muslim wedding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: inexact
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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noun
An Islamic marriage contract, especially (inexact) short for nikah 'urfi, any of various Islamic customary marriage procedures providing limited legal rights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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History
From Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ, “marriage, acceptance of dowry”), from the root ن ك ح (nkḥ, "combine, merge").
