Etymology

sar tan se juda

Today it means: A slogan calling for the killing of blasphemers against Islam. Full definition →

Urdu سر تن سے جدا
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  1. Urdu · borrowed fromگستاخ رسول کی ایک ہی سزا سر تن سے جدا“there is only one punishment for insulting the Prophet, cut the head from the body”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromسر تن سے جدا“separate the head from the body; beheading”
  3. English todaysar tan se juda

From Urdu سر تن سے جدا (sar tan seh judā, “separate the head from the body; beheading”), سر (“head”) + تن (“body”) + سے (se, “from”) + جدا (“separate”). Shortening of Urdu گستاخ رسول کی ایک ہی سزا سر تن سے جدا (Gustākh-e-Rasūl kī ek hī sazā, sar tan sē judā, “there is only one punishment for insulting the Prophet, cut the head from the body”).

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