Scharia

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally path, way).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈʁiːa/
  • Hyphenation: Scha‧ria
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Noun

Scharia f

  1. Shari'a (islamic religious law)

Further reading

  • Scharia” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Scharia” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Scharia” in Duden online