syubhah

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شبهة.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃub.hah]
  • Rhymes: -hah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: syub‧hah

Adjective

syubhah (Jawi spelling شبهة)

  1. (Islam) Uncertain or doubtful in whether it is halal or haram (of an act, food, etc.).
    makanan syubhah ― uncertain food

Noun

syubhah (Jawi spelling شبهة)

  1. (Islam) Uncertainty, doubt or obscurity as to whether something (an act, food, etc.) is halal or haram.
    Synonym: kesamaran
    Makanan yang ada syubhah seeloknya dielakkan jika ada opsyen halal alternatif yang tiada syubhah.
    Food with uncertainty is best avoided if there are alternative halal options with no uncertainty available.

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