ijarah

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noun

A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

OriginArabic إِجَارَة →
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Meanings

nounijarah (plural ijarahs)

plural ijarahs

  1. Islamic financeA non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

Origin

  1. Arabicإِجَارَة“rent”
  2. Englishijarah

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra, “rent”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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