iddah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪdə/

Noun

iddah

  1. (Islam) The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.
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