talaq

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/tæˈlɑːk/

noun

An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.

OriginArabic طَلَاق →
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Meanings

nountalaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)

plural talaqs · alternative talak

  1. countableuncountableIslamAn Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.

    The first option was to give talaq to Akhila. But given that he really loved her, and that they had four small children, he decided that was no answer.

    2025, Banu Mushtaq, “A Decision of the Heart”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 71
verbtalaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)

present singular third person talaqs · participle present talaqing · participle past talaqed · past talaqed · alternative talak

  1. IslamTo divorce somebody by these means.

    Muslim women can be talaqed instantly, and thrown into the streets by whimsical husbands.

    1987, Srikanta Ghosh, Muslim Politics in India, page 46

Origin

  1. Arabicطَلَاق“divorce”
  2. Englishtalaq

Borrowed from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ l q).

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Translations

Arabic طَلَاق
  • طَلَاق (ṭalāq)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Bengali তালাক
  • তালাক (talak)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Hindi तलाक़, तलाक
  • तलाक़ (talāq)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
  • तलाक (talāk)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Indonesian talak
  • talak(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Malay talak
  • talak(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Punjabi ਤਲਾਕ, طَلاق
  • ਤਲਾਕ (talāk)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
  • طَلاق (t̤alāq)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Russian таля́к, тала́к
  • таля́к (talják)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
  • тала́к (talák)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Swahili talaka
  • talaka(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Turkish talak
  • talak(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an
Urdu طَلاق
  • طَلاق (talāq)(Islam) an Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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“talaq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talaq. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talaq,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talaq.

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