zihar

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noun

A form of divorce among pre-Islamic Arabs, condemned in the Quran, in which a man says to his wife "you are like my mother".

OriginArabic ظِهَار →
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Meanings

nounzihar (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA form of divorce among pre-Islamic Arabs, condemned in the Quran, in which a man says to his wife "you are like my mother".

Origin

  1. Arabicظِهَار
  2. Englishzihar

From Arabic ظِهَار (ẓihār).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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