Etymology

iddah

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Today it means: The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry. Full definition →

Arabic عِدَّة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعِدَّة
  2. English todayiddah

From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

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