Etymology

ijarah

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Today it means: A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals. Full definition →

Arabic إِجَارَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِجَارَة“rent”
  2. English todayijarah

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra, “rent”).

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