Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qisas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: qisas
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic قِصَاص (qiṣāṣ).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قِصَاص, ق ص ص

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

eye for an eye

Frequently Paired Words

diyya eye for an eye

Questions

What does qisas mean?: Under sharia law, the principle of retaliation in kind, or retributive justice.
Where does qisas come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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