aqiqah

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noun

The sacrifice of an animal after childbirth.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounaqiqah (uncountable)

alternative 'aqiqah · alternative aqeeqah · alternative aqeeqa

  1. uncountableIslamThe sacrifice of an animal after childbirth.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَقِيقَة
  2. Arabicعَقِيقَة
  3. Englishaqiqah

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa).

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Translations

Arabic عَقِيقَة
  • عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa)Translations
Bengali আকিকা
  • আকিকা (akika)Translations
Hebrew עקיקה
  • עקיקהTranslations
Hindi अक़ीक़ा
  • अक़ीक़ा (aqīqā)Translations
Indonesian akikah
  • akikahTranslations
Malay akikah
  • akikahTranslations
Swahili akika
  • akikaTranslations
Tamil அகீகா
  • அகீகா (akīkā)Translations
Turkish akîka
  • akîkaTranslations
Urdu عَقِیقَہ
  • عَقِیقَہ ('aqīqa)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

aqiqah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqiqah

MLA

“aqiqah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqiqah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aqiqah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqiqah.

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