hudud

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حُدُود (ḥudūd, boundaries, penalties).

Noun

hudud pl (normally plural, singular hadd)

  1. (Islam) The maximum punishments for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.

Turkish

Noun

hudud (definite accusative hududu, plural hududlar)

  1. archaic form of hudut (border)