Etymology

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Today it means: A form of temporary marriage in Iran. Full definition →

Iranian Persian صیغه ← Arabic صِيغَة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromصِيغَة
  2. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromصیغه
  3. English todaysigheh

Borrowed from Iranian Persian صیغه (siġe), from Classical Persian صیغه (sīġa), from Arabic صِيغَة (ṣīḡa).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.