talaq
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q).
Pronunciation
Noun
talaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)
- (Islam) An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
Verb
talaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)
- (Islam) To divorce somebody by these means.
- 1987, Srikanta Ghosh, Muslim Politics in India, page 46:
- Muslim women can be talaqed instantly, and thrown into the streets by whimsical husbands.
Usage notes
- Talaq normally refers to an Islamic divorce initiated by the husband. Khula is the term used when it is initiated by the wife.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq).
Pronunciation
Noun
talaq m (plural talaq)
Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *d(i)ālak (“spleen”). Cognate with Bashkir талаҡ (talaq).
Pronunciation
Noun
talaq