Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ijma'

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: ij-ma'
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ijma (alternative)

Questions

What does ijma' mean?: A universal consensus among fuqaha (Sunni legal scholars) on a point of law; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence.
Where does ijma' come from?: Borrowed from Arabic إِجْمَاع (ʔijmāʕ, “consensus”).

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