شريعة

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Arabic

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Root
ش ر ع (š r ʕ)
13 terms

Etymology

Compare Ge'ez ሥርዐት (śərʿät), Sabaean 𐩦𐩧𐩲 (s²rʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.riː.ʕa/
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Noun

شَرِيعَة • (šarīʕa) f (plural شَرَائِع (šarāʔiʕ))

  1. (obsolete) way, path
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 45:18:
      ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكَ عَلَى شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
      ṯumma jaʕalnāka ʕalā šarīʕatin mina l-ʔamri fattabiʕhā walā tattabiʕ ʔahwāʔa llaḏīna lā yaʕlamūna
      "And now have We set thee on a clear road of commandment; so follow it, and follow not the whims of those who know not." (Surah al-Jathiya, Āyah 18, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall)
  2. law and legislation
  3. (Islam) sharia, law

Declension

Declension of noun شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَرِيعَة
šarīʕa 		الشَّرِيعَة
aš-šarīʕa 		شَرِيعَة
šarīʕat
Nominative شَرِيعَةٌ
šarīʕatun 		الشَّرِيعَةُ
aš-šarīʕatu 		شَرِيعَةُ
šarīʕatu
Accusative شَرِيعَةً
šarīʕatan 		الشَّرِيعَةَ
aš-šarīʕata 		شَرِيعَةَ
šarīʕata
Genitive شَرِيعَةٍ
šarīʕatin 		الشَّرِيعَةِ
aš-šarīʕati 		شَرِيعَةِ
šarīʕati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَرِيعَتَيْن
šarīʕatayn 		الشَّرِيعَتَيْن
aš-šarīʕatayn 		شَرِيعَتَيْ
šarīʕatay
Nominative شَرِيعَتَانِ
šarīʕatāni 		الشَّرِيعَتَانِ
aš-šarīʕatāni 		شَرِيعَتَا
šarīʕatā
Accusative شَرِيعَتَيْنِ
šarīʕatayni 		الشَّرِيعَتَيْنِ
aš-šarīʕatayni 		شَرِيعَتَيْ
šarīʕatay
Genitive شَرِيعَتَيْنِ
šarīʕatayni 		الشَّرِيعَتَيْنِ
aš-šarīʕatayni 		شَرِيعَتَيْ
šarīʕatay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَرَائِع
šarāʔiʕ 		الشَّرَائِع
aš-šarāʔiʕ 		شَرَائِع
šarāʔiʕ
Nominative شَرَائِعُ
šarāʔiʕu 		الشَّرَائِعُ
aš-šarāʔiʕu 		شَرَائِعُ
šarāʔiʕu
Accusative شَرَائِعَ
šarāʔiʕa 		الشَّرَائِعَ
aš-šarāʔiʕa 		شَرَائِعَ
šarāʔiʕa
Genitive شَرَائِعَ
šarāʔiʕa 		الشَّرَائِعِ
aš-šarāʔiʕi 		شَرَائِعِ
šarāʔiʕi

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