talaq
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq, “divorce”), from the root ط ل ق (ṭ-l-q).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalaq (countable and uncountable, plural talaqs)
- (Islam) An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
Verb
edittalaq (third-person singular simple present talaqs, present participle talaqing, simple past and past participle talaqed)
- (Islam) To divorce somebody by these means.
- 1987, Srikanta Ghosh, Muslim Politics in India, page 46:
- Muslim women can be talaqed instantly, and thrown into the streets by whimsical husbands.
Usage notes
edit- Talaq normally refers to an Islamic divorce initiated by the husband. Khula is the term used when it is initiated by the wife.
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalaq m (plural talaq)
Tatar
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Turkic *d(i)ālak (“spleen”). Cognate with Bashkir талаҡ (talaq).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittalaq
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