"nikah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nikahs [plural], nikaah [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ, “marriage”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|نِكَاح|t=marriage}} Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ, “marriage”), {{root|en|ar|ن ك ح}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nikah (countable and uncountable, plural nikahs)
  1. The Islamic marriage ceremony Wikipedia link: nikah Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Marriage
    Sense id: en-nikah-en-noun-gwML1~yx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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