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Meaning of "talaq" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TALAQ

From Arabic ṭalaḳ divorce, from ṭalaḳas to repudiate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TALAQ

talaq  [tæˈlɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALAQ

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talaq is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALAQ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of talaq in the English dictionary

The definition of talaq in the dictionary is a form of divorce under Islamic law in which the husband repudiates the marriage by saying `talaq' three times.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TALAQ


antiplaque
ˌæntɪˈplɑːk
Clark
klɑːk
Clarke
klɑːk
clerk
klɑːk
lakh
lɑːk
lark
lɑːk
lat.
lɑːk
meadowlark
ˈmɛdəʊˌlɑːk
mudlark
ˈmʌdˌlɑːk
skylark
ˈskaɪˌlɑːk
talak
tæˈlɑːk
Vlach
vlɑːk
woodlark
ˈwʊdˌlɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALAQ

tala
Talabani
Talabriga
Talaing
talak
talapoin
talar
talaria
Talavera de la Reina
talayot
talbot
talbotype
talc
Talca
Talcahuano
talcked
talcking
talcose
talcous
talcum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALAQ

aq
Iraq
Zia ul Haq

Synonyms and antonyms of talaq in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «talaq» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALAQ

Find out the translation of talaq to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of talaq from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «talaq» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

talaq
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

talaq
570 millions of speakers

English

talaq
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तलाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطلاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

талак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

talaq
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তালাকের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

talaq
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Talaq
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

talaq
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

talaq
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

talaq
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Talaq
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Talaq
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலாக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Talak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

talaq
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

talaq
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

талак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Talaq
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

talaq
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

talaq
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talaq
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

talaq
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talaq

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALAQ»

The term «talaq» is regularly used and occupies the 90.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALAQ» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «talaq» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «talaq» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about talaq

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALAQ»

Discover the use of talaq in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talaq and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Muslim Women: Problems and Prospects
Talaq Talaq is a procedure that can only be initiated by the husband, no consent being required of the wife. Besides the exercise of Talaq is extra-judicial and in no way subject to external check. Technically, therefore, the power of the ...
Zakia A. Siddiqi, Anwar Jahan Zuberi, 1993
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Women and Muslim Family Laws in Arab States: A Comparative ...
pact of the man's pronouncement of unilateral talaq in certain physical and psychological circumstances, which mostly go to undermining the presumption of intention on the part of the husband. In such circumstances, the statutory laws provide ...
Lynn Welchman, 2007
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Marriage On Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law
Talaq is condemned by the Shari'a; a tradition has the Prophet referring to it as a lawful (halal) act which is most hateful to God. Yet it is effected with the utmost facility and classical Islamic law has made little attempt to contain talaq. In its legal ...
Ziba Mir-Hosseini, 2000
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Beyond the Code: Muslim Family Law and the Shariʼa Judiciary ...
6.3.2 The Restriction of Talaq in Jordanian Legislation Article 91 of the JLPS provides that: If a man divorces his wife before the qadi, voluntarily and of his own choice, while in a state considered shar'i, or acknowledges a talaq [that occurred] ...
Lynn Welchman, 2000
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The Status of Women Under Islamic Law and Modern Islamic ...
By a single pronouncement of talaq, followed by abstinence from sexual intercourse for the period of the wife's iddat. This is known as talaq ahsan (most proper talaq). • By three pronouncements of talaq, once during each of three successive ...
Jamal J. Nasir, 2009
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Wahhabi Islam : From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad: ...
Despite the apparent simplicity of divorce by talaq, it is a serious matter in Islam and is not to be practiced lightly. Ibn Abd al-Wahhab noted that permission for the man to divorce his wife was granted according to necessity. Thus, he taught that ...
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Georgetown University Natana J. Delong-Bas Senior Research Assistant, 2004
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Social and Gender Inequality in Oman: The Power of Religious ...
In contrast, wrongful or improper talaq – which is also described as sinful talaq – is any repudiation, effected whilst disregarding the above requirements. A number of Muslim jurists condemned the improper method of talaq because it violates ...
Khalid M. Al-Azri, 2013
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FT-IR Spectral Study of Some Heterocyclic Compounds: ...
The abundance of oxazepine and oxazepane derivatives is medically interesting compounds continues to ensure that they are important synthetic targets for organic chemists.
Abdulkarim Talaq Mohammad, Mohammad AbdulKarim Talaq, Talaq Rua'a AbdulKarim, 2012
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Textbook on Muslim Law
For instance, 'Thou art my cousin, the daughter of may uncle, if thou goest' or 'I give up all relations and would have no connection of any sort with you'.1 In a revolutionary judgment the court held that Talaq must be for reasonable cause and ...
Rakesh Kumar Singh
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Law in Afghanistan: A Study of the Constitutions, ...
There is no petition on record to suggest the occurrence of a talaq prior to registration, as in all cases the husband stated that he intended to divorce his wife and complete a talaq khat. b) Irrevocable single talaq (talaq-e ba^in-e wahid ) is the ...
Mohammad Hashim Kamali, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALAQ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term talaq is used in the context of the following news items.
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Three strikes and you are divorced - Indian women's fight against …
New Delhi: As her marriage began to deteriorate, Shazia Ansari's husband, an engineer, began joking sardonically about saying the word 'talaq' to divorce her. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Should India review Muslim divorce law?
A process known as talaq, based on the Arabic word for divorce, allows Muslim men to end their marriages by pronouncing their intention three times. According ... «Aljazeera.com, Jul 15»
3
Women committee calls for ban on triple talaq
New Delhi: A committee on the status of women, set up by the UPA government in 2013, has recommended a ban on "oral, unilateral and triple talaq (divorce)" ... «ABP Live, Jul 15»
4
Man Hires Hitmen, Kills Wife for Refusing Talaq
HUBBALLI:Police cracked the case of a missing 20-year-old woman by arresting her husband who they say had killed her with the help of two accomplices for ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Muslim Personal Law Board Meet to Discuss 'Ghar Wapsi', Beef Ban …
He said several conditions have been imposed on the "talaq" issue that were not right according to Shariya law. "In most of the cases women seek 'talaq' either ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
6
HC observation on triple talaq at one go
Pronouncing talaq (divorce) thrice at one go without a time gap of about three months between every pronouncement, in order to facilitate reconciliation, ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
7
Muslim women's group seeks abolition of triple talaq
Life has not been a bed of roses for 27-year-old I. Ravithammal ever since her husband left her seven years ago, simply by writing talaq thrice, on a piece of ... «The Hindu, Dec 14»
8
Briton wins world Scrabble tournament
Craig Beevers (right) won his deciding match against Chris Lipe with the word 'talaq', a Muslim form of divorce. Photograph: Richard Lewis/Mattel/PA. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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'I regard oral talaq as gross injustice and discrimination against …
"However, I certainly regard stoning a woman to death for adultery as barbaric, and I regard oral talaq as gross injustice and discrimination against Muslim ... «Daily Bhaskar, Oct 14»
10
Draft Muslim personal law seeks to end polygamy, whimsical talaq
A complete ban on polygamy and unilateral divorce, registration of marriages, recognising both parents as natural guardians are among the prominent ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 14»

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