nicka
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of nikah, Islamic marriage, especially forms of customary marriage.
Countable; Dated; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Respondent also left a state of facts with the Master, which stated that... Oomdut Ool Oomrah had one shadee wife, Doolary Begum, and four nicka wives, namely Coolsoom Begum, Chattoore Begum, Mahtaub Begum, and Hyath Begum, and no others."
- "Instances are also found where different kinds of marriages were performed between the parties, and on the basis of these forms of marriages, status of legitimacy was claimed, such as nicka marriage (an inferior kind of marriage among Muslims where only declaration and acceptance was required to make it a valid marriage)..."
Usage
Inflected Forms
nickas (plural)