dhabihah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The prescribed Islamic method of ritual slaughter of animals to produce halal meat, consisting of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the throat, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact.

Pronunciation

/zəˈbiːhə/ /ðəˈbiːhə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-dhabihah.wav

Word forms

dhabihah dhabiha zabeeha zabiha zabihah dhabīḥah

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism, derived from ذَبِيحَة (ḏabīḥa, “slaughtered animal”)

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