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noun
Synonym of wedding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Pakistan, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: wedding
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noun
A formally solemnized and registered Islamic marriage, as opposed to various forms of customary marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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History
From Hindi शादी (śādī) and Urdu شادی (śādī, “wedding; marriage”), from Persian شادی (šādī, “joy; rejoicing; wedding”), q.v.
