Where does “karahiya” come from?

karahiya (Hausa) comes from Arabic كراهية, from Arabic كَرِهَ — to hate, to dislike; to feel disgust, to hate.

karahiya (Hausa): an act which is disfavored but not forbidden in Islam

Definitions

  1. an act which is disfavored but not forbidden in Islam

Ancestry of “karahiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكراهيةverbal noun of كَرِهَ; verbal noun of كَرُهَ;...
2Arabicكَرِهَto hate, to dislike; to feel disgust, to hate
Every word from Arabic كَرِهَEvery word from Arabic كراهية
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