shari'a

• sharia, shariah, shariat
• sheria, sheriat (archaic)

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa, literally “path, way”).

shari'a (uncountable)

1. (Islam) A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith.

   The legislation of shari'a here is very strict.

• Sarahi, Sariah

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa).

• IPA^(key): /ʃà.rí.ʔàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʃə̀.rɪ́.ʔàː]

shàr̆i'ā̀ f (plural shar̃i'ō'ī, possessed form shàr̆i'àr̃)

1. law, justice
   1. (in particular) shari'a (Islamic law)

• sceriat (archaic)

From Arabic شَرِيعَة (šarīʕa).

shari'a f (uncountable)

1. shari'a