English Explanatory Dictionary

iddah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪdə/

Word forms

iddah iddat

Etymology

From Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

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