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walima

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Arabic وَلِيمَة (walīma).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: velime — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Arabic: وَلِيمَة (walīma) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Bengali: ওয়ালিমা (walima) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Indonesian: walimah — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Kazakh: уәлима (uälima) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Persian: ولیمه (valime) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Sindhi: وَلِيمو (valīmo) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Tajik: валима (valima) — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding
  • Uzbek: valima — (Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding