barzakh

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noun

A place separating the living from the hereafter; a phase between death and resurrection.

OriginArabic بَرْزَخ →
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Meanings

nounbarzakh (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIslamA place separating the living from the hereafter; a phase between death and resurrection.

Origin

  1. Arabicبَرْزَخ
  2. Englishbarzakh

Borrowed from Arabic بَرْزَخ (barzaḵ).

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APA

barzakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barzakh

MLA

“barzakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barzakh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barzakh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barzakh.

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