Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ijarah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ijarah
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.

Etymology

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra, “rent”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: إِجَارَة, ء ج ر

Inflected Forms

ijarahs (plural)

Questions

What does ijarah mean?: A non-binding exchange contract concerning ownership of a benefit related to the services of a human being or sale of a movable object, but not concerning land, houses, ships, or animals.
Where does ijarah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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