Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “shari'a” come from?

Shari'a comes from Arabic šarīʿa, meaning "the way to water" or "the path to a watering place."

shari'a (English): Traditional Islamic religious law primarily based...

Definitions

  1. Traditional Islamic religious law primarily based...

Ancestry of “shari'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرِيعَة—

Words derived from “shari'a”

  • Sharia
  • sharia
  • Shariaphobia
  • shariatic
  • shariafy
  • shariafication
Every word from Arabic شَرِيعَة →