Meanings
shari'a1
alternative Shari'a · alternative Shari‘a · alternative Sharī‘ah · alternative Sharia · alternative sharia · alternative shariah · alternative shariat · alternative archaic sheria · alternative archaic Sheria · alternative archaic sheriat · alternative archaic Sheriat · alternative nonstandard Shariyah · alternative Malaysia Syariah
Shari'a2
- Alternative letter-case form of shari'a
Nizam al-Mulk held that prayers form the basis of the training for complete obedience to the Shari’a.
1979, Rizwan Ali Rizvi, “The Theory of State and Blending of the Caliphate and the Sultanate”, in The Islamic Quarterly, volume 23, page 133
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.
Origin
shari'a · noun
- Arabicشَرِيعَة
- Englishshari'a
From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Shari'a · proper noun
- Arabicالشَّرِيعَة
- EnglishShari'a
Borrowed from Arabic الشَّرِيعَة (aš-šarīʕa).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَرِيعَة
- شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa)Islamic religious law
Basque xaria
- xariaIslamic religious law
Bengali শরিয়ত
- শরিয়ত (śoriẏot)Islamic religious law
Bulgarian шариа́т
- шариа́т (šariát)Islamic religious law
Catalan xaria
- xariaIslamic religious law
Chinese Mandarin 沙里亞 /沙里亚, 伊斯蘭教法 /伊斯兰教法
- 沙里亞 /沙里亚 (shālǐyà)Islamic religious law
- 伊斯蘭教法 /伊斯兰教法 (yīsīlán jiàofǎ)Islamic religious law
Czech šaría
- šaríaIslamic religious law
Danish sharia, sharialov
- shariaIslamic religious law
- sharialovIslamic religious law
Dutch sharia
- shariaIslamic religious law
Esperanto ŝario
- ŝarioIslamic religious law
Estonian šariaat
- šariaatIslamic religious law
Finnish šari’a, šaria
- šari’aIslamic religious law
- šariaIslamic religious law
French charia
- chariaIslamic religious law
German Scharia
- SchariaIslamic religious law
Greek σαρία
- σαρία (saría)Islamic religious law
Hebrew שריעה
- שריעה (sharí'a)Islamic religious law
Hindi शरीयत
- शरीयत (śarīyat)Islamic religious law
Hungarian saría
- saríaIslamic religious law
Indonesian syariat
- syariatIslamic religious law
Italian sharia
- shariaIslamic religious law
Japanese シャリーア
- シャリーア (sharīa)Islamic religious law
Korean 샤리아
- 샤리아 (syaria)Islamic religious law
Latvian šariats
- šariatsIslamic religious law
Lithuanian šariatas
- šariatasIslamic religious law
Malay syariat, syariah
- syariatIslamic religious law
- syariahIslamic religious law
Norwegian Bokmål sharia
- shariaIslamic religious law
Polish szariat
- szariatIslamic religious law
Portuguese xaria
- xariaIslamic religious law
Punjabi ਸ਼ਰੀਅਤ
- ਸ਼ਰੀਅਤ (śarīata)Islamic religious law
Romanian șaria
- șariaIslamic religious law
Russian шариа́т
- шариа́т (šariát)Islamic religious law
Slovak šaría
- šaríaIslamic religious law
Spanish sharia, sharía
- shariaIslamic religious law
- sharíaIslamic religious law
Swedish sharia
- shariaIslamic religious law
Tagalog sharia
- shariaIslamic religious law
Turkish şeriat
- şeriatIslamic religious law
Ukrainian шаріа́т
- шаріа́т (šariát)Islamic religious law
Urdu شَرِیعَت
- شَرِیعَت (śarīyat)Islamic religious law
Cite this entry
shari'a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shari'a
“shari'a.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shari'a. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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