Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ra'y

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: ra'y
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In early fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a personal opinion in adapting Shari'a law.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).

Inflected Forms

ra'ys (plural)

Questions

What does ra'y mean?: In early fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a personal opinion in adapting Shari'a law.
Where does ra'y come from?: Borrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).

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