Noun
die Scharia
Pronunciation: /ʃaˈʁiːa/
Shari'a (islamic religious law)
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Meanings
Noun
- Shari'a (islamic religious law)
Example sentence
In manchen Ländern richtet sich das Familienrecht nach der Scharia.
In some countries family law follows sharia.
Word forms
singular
die Scharia
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Scharia
Accusativedie Scharia
Dativeder Scharia
Genitiveder Scharia
Scharia has no common plural.
Usage
- nach der Scharia — according to sharia; nach takes dative
- die Scharia — the body of Islamic religious law; a feminine noun
Im Seminar verglichen sie verschiedene Auslegungen der Scharia.
In the seminar, they compared different interpretations of sharia.