sheria

English

Noun

sheria (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of shari'a.

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

sheria class IX (plural sheria class X)

  1. law (body of rules)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 165 Nr. 1459
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