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Shar'i

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

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  • /ˈʃɑːɹi/
  • rhymes with -ɑːɹi

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Shar or Shari'a.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shariatic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرْعِيّ (šarʕiyy), from الشَّرْع (aš-šarʕ, “the Shar”) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, Shar + -i.