"walima" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: walimas [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic وَلِيمَة (walīma). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|وَلِيمَة}} Arabic وَلِيمَة (walīma), {{root|en|ar|و ل م}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} walima (plural walimas)
  1. (Islam) The marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding. Wikipedia link: walima Categories (topical): Islam Synonyms: walimah Translations ((Islam) the marriage banquet held as part of an Islamic wedding): velime [feminine] (Albanian), وَلِيمَة (walīma) [feminine] (Arabic), ওয়ালিমা (walima) (Bengali), walimah (Indonesian), уәлима (uälima) (Kazakh), ولیمه (valime) (Persian), валима (valima) (Tajik), valima (Uzbek)

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