Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hudud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: hudud
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.

Etymology

From Arabic حُدُود (ḥudūd, “boundaries, penalties”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: حُدُود, ح د د

Inflected Forms

hadd (singular) hadood (alternative) hadud (alternative) hudood (alternative)

Synonyms

had crime hudood

Questions

What does hudud mean?: The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy.
Where does hudud come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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