xaria

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃəˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ʃaˈɾi.a]

Noun

xaria f (uncountable)

1. (Islam) shari'a (Islamic religious law)

Further reading

• “xaria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sharia
• charia (proscribed)

Noun

xaria f (uncountable)

1. (Islam) shari'a (Islamic religious law)