صیغه

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic صِيغَة (ṣīḡa, form). In the sense of a marriage-like arrangement originally referring to the formula of the contract, then generalised.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sīğa
Dari reading? sīğa
Iranian reading? siğe
Tajik reading? siġa

Noun

صیغه • (siğe) (plural صیغه‌ها (siğe-hâ))

  1. (Twelver Shiite Islam) mut'a; sigheh; temporary marriage (a religiously legitimate form of relationship between a man and a woman that, in comparison to actual marriage, involves lesser financial duties for the former and lesser duties of obedience for the latter)
    Synonym: متعه (mot'e)
  2. a woman in such an arrangement
  3. (grammar) form

Derived terms

  • صیغه کردن (siğe kardan)
  • صیغه‌یابی (siğe-yâbi)
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