English Explanatory Dictionary

diyya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A financial compensation paid, under sharia law, to the victim or their heirs in cases of homicide, bodily harm, or property damage (in some cases the victim side must accept this payment, while in others it can insist on talion instead).

Word forms

diyya diyat diya diyah diyeh diyyah

Etymology

From Arabic دِيَة (diya).

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