English
Sheri'
Sheri' comes from Ottoman Turkish شرع ‘religious law, sharia’, and goes back to Arabic شَرْع ‘synonym of الشَّرِيعَة’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَرْعšarʕ‘synonym of الشَّرِيعَة’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928شرعşerʿ, şeriʿ‘religious law, sharia’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Sheri'
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentشَرْعšarʕ‘synonym of الشَّرِيعَة’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928شرعşerʿ, şeriʿ‘religious law, sharia’
- Englishearliest quotation 1886Sheri'
Earliest quotation: 1886, The Anti-slavery Reporter: “On the 11th February, I went with Mrs. Sheldon…”
Every English word from Arabic شَرْع
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شَرْع / Sheri'