English
iddah
Iddah comes from Arabic عِدَّة ‘number’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentعِدَّةʕidda‘number’
- Englishtodayiddah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentعِدَّةʕidda‘number’
- Englishtodayiddah
Every English word from Arabic عِدَّة
Today it means
noun The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic عِدَّة / iddah