Etymology

ijazah

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Today it means: A license authorizing its holder to transmit a certain text or subject, especially Islamic religious knowledge. Full definition →

Arabic إِجَازَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromإِجَازَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromإِجَازَة
  3. English todayijazah

Borrowed from Arabic إِجَازَة (ʔijāza, “authorization”).

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